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Friday, June 20, 2014
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Last picture of the 1766.5 DeBacco ’13 (F: 1676.5 Daletas x 1216.5 DeBacco ’11)…
I was really looking forward to growing this plant, but it looks like it was not meant to be for me. To all of those that do have a 1766.5 DeBacco ’13 in the ground I wish you the best of luck. The root structure on the plant that I noticed while I was pulling it out:-( was impressive and I would expect it to have just as much potential as the pumpkin size the seeds came from.
After I hand pulled the plant out I made sure to rinse my hands and then wash them with milk as the milk can bind to the virus particles limiting the chance of cross infection. Odds are the aphids have already spread the virus but I did not want to be the one responsible for infecting my other plants. There are studies that show this simple hand wash can reduce the spread of TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) by workers who are handling infected transplants.
I find it quite interesting that milk also has this virus binding property (on top of reducing Powdery Mildew) and it seems I have found yet another use for milk in the pumpkin patch. While, milk feeding does not work, there are other proven uses for it.
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