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My sad pumpkins
« on: September 23, 2007, 20:56:11 »
I think I have powdery mildew on my pumpkin.  The leaves are all white and powdery looking, and the stem is looking black and dead.  There is no fruit on it anyway, it has flowered well, but not set into anything.  Shall I just rip it up and sulk, and if so, is it ok to compost?

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2007, 00:20:22 »
No sulking.
What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about?

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2007, 09:27:38 »
Sorry delboy, shall I just accept my defeat and move on? ???

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2007, 19:07:36 »
does not sound like its pollinated.

Sorry to hear you have had problems.

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2007, 21:18:24 »
Sounds like my problem. Planted quite a few of them and Butternut Squash. Flowered profusely and leaves look strong. Fruit seems to go mildewy and withers.

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2007, 22:04:52 »
Rip it out and try again next year. I had no luck with squashes either this year.

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Re: My sad pumpkins
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2007, 00:17:31 »
Me too. Last year was better by far, on the strength of which I alloted more space to squash this year. What a waste. ::)....but next will be different again as Robert suggests.
Smile, it confuses people.

 

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