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Friday, July 15, 2022
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Garwolf
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Kutztown, PA
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The 1760 Uhlmeyer one of two growing in my patch is toast. For some reason this NW quadrant of my patch has been kind of like the Bermuda Triangle. This plant is the 3rd plant in the mound there and has had problems of its own really since the mini came off. Beginning with two broken leaves before it even got in the ground then a split main a few days after the cover came off. All of that followed by a foaming and now rotten stump. I made an effort to repair the split vine and it did heal over nicely but I think the effect was to increase turgor pressure in the stump causing a "blowout". I tried for 10 days to dry that out by cutting it below the water line, adding a would draining wick, coating it with Daconil, sulfur, brushing it out, fan etc. It was dry for about one day. Finally he stump was completely gone. Today I separated the stump from the main vine with a sterilized hacksaw leaving only green healthy main tissue. I sprayed the end with Daconil and gave it a light dusting of Sulfur. I lost the firs four secondary vines in the process. We'll see what the pumpkin does on this vine but I don't expect much. I'm thinking this all could have been my fault. Perhaps I didn't get the plant at the right angle when I put it in the ground. The main was arched up at the split. Maybe I buried it to soon causing the arching by not allowing the main to stretch out more. Oh well! Live and learn. I've "cut my losses". :)
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