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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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I checked the patch and found the first cucumber beetle of season. I also found that the 893 Privitera, which had been neglected some due to slow growth, has a decent pumpkin on it. I filled the sprayer with insecticide to get the bugs, and half way through it broke down. So I decided to pull a few weeds and found vine borer damage to the 893 stump. I pulled out one that was coming out the base of a leaf. I showed Jacob what was going on and how to treat it. I used a wire with a bent end and fished another borer out of the stump. I cleared it out as good as I could and poured it full of straight Daconil. The leaves and weeds are pulled back so the stump can get full sun. I guess this one should have gotten Merit like the others. The damage wasn't severe and it should surive. It took both of us to slide a double layer of weed fabric and sand under the 893. The 1068 Papez is slightly ahead of my personal best pace, and I hope it really takes off and grows. I am still hoping that it will make 1000# by October.
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