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Thursday, July 21, 2022
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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Both 1883's aborted, I am beginning to fear YVD infection. The vine tips near the pumpkin are showing the stunted growth pattern typical of YVD. Other than that I am not seeing much in terms of symptoms of the disease. So far I have two symptoms, Aborting pumpkins, and stunted vine tips with just a slight off color. Perhaps the puzzle will come together and the finished puzzle will show that it's YVD. Or perhaps it will be something I never figure out.
In the meantime I am allowing my plants to fruit heavily on unaffected portions of the vines hoping to glean something out of this season. But if it is YVD eventually the whole plant will become unable to grow a pumpkin at all.
I find it interesting because someone could grow summer squash and still not have a total loss as far as production is concerned even in a field that is heavily infected with YVD positive plants, because with summer squash you are eating the very immature recently pollinated fruit. The Zucchinni doesn't ever reach a day ten, you are harvesting them within a few days of pollination. YVD often allows for a fruit to be pollinated and then grow for a bit.
On a positive note I find this kind of let down easier to deal with than losing a really special pumpkin that is growing like gangbusters. Those hurt the worst.
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