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Sunday, July 26, 2009
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J.D.
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Nikiski, Alaska 99635
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Stem shot of the most recent abort on the 1161 tertiary vine. My theory as to why they are aborting after cutting up 4 of the aborted pumpkins? There is a common theme to everyone of the pumpkins, huge stems with a dozen to 16 lateral stem splits. I know stem splits occur with expansion, but these have all been excessive in nature. Pumpkin starts off normal but within 2 weeks after pollination the stems have expanded and split at a rate that is not porportional to the rate of growth to the pumpkin. Cutting the top 1/4 of the pumpkin off and observing the inside, I have found all have developed a star shaped cavity inside the stem side. It looks as though the rapid excessive stem expansion has split the interior end of the pumpkin severing the young veins inside the cavity. This in turn has caused fluid to weep inside the star shaped cavity behind the stem, essentially dooming the pumpkin.
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