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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: newbies on September 23, 2007, 20:56:11

Title: My sad pumpkins
Post by: newbies 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?

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: delboy on September 25, 2007, 00:20:22

No sulking.

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: newbies on September 25, 2007, 09:27:38

Sorry delboy, shall I just accept my defeat and move on? ???

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: cambourne7 on September 27, 2007, 19:07:36

does not sound like its pollinated.

Sorry to hear you have had problems.

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: cacran 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.

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 29, 2007, 22:04:52

Rip it out and try again next year. I had no luck with squashes either this year.

Title: Re: My sad pumpkins
Post by: Emagggie 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.