I found a brown spot on my best long gourd, near the end. A out the size of a dime but not very dep. I scraped it off and painted it with Daconil. I hope it heals up but I won't be surprised if it rots. I have one on a 127.5 young now about 7' long and only as thick as a cigar for the top half. I hope this one has a lot of growing left in it.