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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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So busy with renovations I forgot to do the diary yesterday, and have had very little time for the plant too. Lots to tell. I decided to spray for aphids and I went into the patch and leaves were major infested. I started spraying like crazy and as I get near the stump I notice a secondary on the rear of the plant rotted right through. In frustration I started ripping up the vine (I was working for 10 hours prior on house renovations so I had very little patience). To make a long story short, I had just finished sparying and pruning for 30 minutes on the leaves that were no longer attached to the plant! So I just started tearing with my hands to get the vine out--and in the process I killed quite a few good tertiaries and yanked out a whole bunch of decent leaves. At the end of it the back one-fifth of my plant was decimated. Next i checked the stump and almost vomited from the smell--it was rotted one-third way right through! I scooped out the gush and fetched a ton of bordo fungicide powder and sulphur powder and mixed the two together and just started plastering the stump. So I decide to finish spraying (now completely exhausted and I start seeing mildew. Anyway, my frustration mounted and I just started ripping out infected more leaves by the handful. I dunno how much life is left in the plant--in the end I dumped out the rest of my aphid spray and gave up.
So then I go measure and the main pumpkin gained 6 lbs--now approx 681 lbs--go figure. . . but the end is near, it's gotta be. Stopped watering today because of the rain. I will stop watering around the immediate vicinity of the plant for good now (that means turning off all the 200 feet of soaker). I am just going to water the vines--hopefully this will take care of the stump rot.
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