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San Diego

My 1098 ciliberto sure likes to have small problems everywhere. Actually, my pumpkin is 9 days old and has really started to grow now in the last 2 days. 19.25 inches at day 9 groing 3 inches per day now. I have another cut in my fruit that has appeared in the last day. One inch above the blossom end. about 7/8 inch long going side to side or parallel to the ground. The cut is about 1/8 inch thick, maybe a little more wide, but not very deep at all. I covered with fungicide paste. I sure hope this fruit goes, seems to grow well. Any advice on the cut? Jim

7/21/2003 3:20:11 PM

Key West, FL

Do you have any leaves that may be rubbing against it? Or if you have any finger nails at all it may have been that.

7/21/2003 3:47:43 PM

San Diego

the mark looked like a scratch yesterday, then opened up today. For the life of me, I have no idea how it happened. I didn't knowingly scratch it, and no leaves are close to it. Jim

7/21/2003 4:16:19 PM