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Monday, September 01, 2014
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ApertureScience
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Federal Way, WA
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Of course, I knew it was too good to be true...come on...22lbs a day with only 3.5 to 4hrs of sun? There had to be a cruel trade-off. I poked around the split and can tell it goes at least several inches in, but I didn't want to get too touchy-feely with it, for fear or further damaging whatever fragile membrane might still exist. I believe there's a decent chance it goes into the cavity, but who knows. I cut some relief into the stem, as often pictured on this site, and painted over the whole thing with straight Daconil. I forget who I've seen repeatedly suggest this method in the forums, but I want to thank them. Repeat layers of Daconil and a fan allowed me to initially build up a total barrier, but that collapsed as the split grew overnight. Despite a bunch of new cantalouping, this morning's measurements are only 1" OTT over yesterday's, so it may be measurement error the previous day, a very cold day and night or that the pumpkin's caput. I'll try to only measure it every couple of days from here forward.
In other news, powdery mildew ran rampant while I was gone - ordered some Eagle 20 that'll be here in a few days. Also, aphids. Aphids everywhere! One week away and it's a bug and fungal cesspool :). Any new suggestions for anything or info, send me an email!
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