http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewBoard.asp?b=6 Last 25 Posts for the 'Pests, Diseases and Other Problems' message board. en-us Copyright &copy; 1999-2026 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Here is the photo of my 1504 with 3 leaves at transplant (5/18) now it's got seven leaves not fast at all I'm thinking it's the soil sitting around 16 or so (I don't got no meter) it's doing slightly ... 1 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?770932 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770932 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770932 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:58:39 GMT Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I&#8217;m seeing a recurring problem with my pumpkins and can&#8217;t identify the cause. The symptoms start on the oldest leaves. The leaf margins turn yellow and the yellowing progresses inward... 3 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?770784 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770784 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770784 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:19:54 GMT Little Ketchup <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> https://youtu.be/Ua3xdcoKJ4I?t=612 Matt Debacco mentioned at 5:45... I had no clue he did a thesis on this. Not sure if he uses milk in his patch? 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?770580 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770580 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=770580 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:11:35 GMT Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I am growing AGs and I try to use on,y organic fertilizer/pesticides. Any suggestions for pesticides that repell or kill SVBs that are safe for 5he environment. 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?767017 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=767017 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=767017 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:49:09 GMT Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Any organic options to be rid of them? 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?766244 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=766244 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=766244 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:10:39 GMT Wild Atlantic Way Grower <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hello All. I have been growing field pumpkins for several years and am planning to grow giants next season for the first time in nearly 20 years. I have some fungicide questions. My primary disease i... 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?762335 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=762335 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=762335 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:52:40 GMT Christopher24 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> How many different fungicides and insecticides should be on hand for growing giant pumpkins? 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?759307 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=759307 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=759307 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:27:43 GMT Fattires <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Getting ready to use my Stihl SR200 for the first time and trying to figure out the proper amount of chemicals to add. I am comfortable calculating a proper mix in a hand sprayer from the label recom... 3 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?755548 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=755548 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=755548 Thu, 29 May 2025 10:30:07 GMT Pumpking <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hi all, as I have to deal with mosaic in my AG plants again this year, I was wondering if there are any negative effects of the virus on the pumpkin plants&#180; roots. As many of us know, the virus &... 6 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?745711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745711 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:40:49 GMT North Shore Boyz <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anybody help me identify this caterpillar and what it grows into? I posted this 8n my diary. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348245 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?745232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745232 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:15 GMT A 2K <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> What does everyone use? I had an issue with cucumber beetles to start, and that turned into Bacterial Wilt. I was wondering what everyone uses to control pests and bad bacteria/fungus. Feel free to em... 1 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?734437 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=734437 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=734437 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:47:05 GMT hamik <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Pumpkin stopped growing at 47 DAP at 200 lbs. Got 400+ lbs last year&#8230; not sure what&#8217;s wrong. Used a different site than last year, tilled in ~4 yards of compost, watered ~100 gallons twice... 6 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?732586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732586 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:41:55 GMT BigE128 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> hi all, while we were on vacation last week, I missed pollination time, and I don't have any female flowers left. Any thoughts on what I can do? I live in San Diego, and this is my first attempt at g... 18 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?732097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732097 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:00:26 GMT hamik <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Should I treat it or wait and see? One day ago there was just the big crack. This morning I noticed a new one&#8230; https://ibb.co/X75946W 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731864 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731864 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731864 Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:30:25 GMT Big T Hoff <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anybody ever try to use peanut butter on the trips on a 220 conibear for wood chucks? Seems I got a smart one trap wise..already got 4 from same hole but it's a traveling hole..right under fence in an... 10 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731835 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731835 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731835 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:44:18 GMT RichLather <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Is this a genetic issue and does it present issues to a grow? Thanks all. Brian T 3 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731469 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731469 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731469 Thu, 25 May 2023 20:52:03 GMT TruckinPunkin <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> It appears that moles have been making their way through my yard. What can I do to at least keep the pumpkins safe from them next year. I&#8217;d like to get rid of them completely, but I have 5 dogs ... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?724008 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=724008 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=724008 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:31:10 GMT KC Kevin <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I read about a product online called Gard'nClean. It's Chlorine Dioxide based and kills several pathogens that plague our patches, including pythium and fusarium. Has anyone tried it? Any comments ... 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722706 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:20:33 GMT Think Big <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anyone know of these guys have a taste for pumpkins? I took this year off but these things are in the news basically everyday in my area (east coast). Curious to know what others have experienced. 1 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722686 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722686 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722686 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:43:39 GMT Little Ketchup <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkQJ75GfGY 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722594 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722594 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722594 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:38:22 GMT Little Ketchup <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8NvVUVerPY&amp;t=176s Disease suppressive soils. But maybe the chemical route is better, idk. 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722591 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722591 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722591 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:43:12 GMT Pumpking <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hi there, today we pulled the stump of an AG plant and discovered those funny growths on the roots near the stump (which certainly haven&#180;t been fun at all for the plant). What is it, where does i... 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722154 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:07:29 GMT Sankalp <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I have started to get spider mites on ly giant pumpkin plants. After doing some research, I realized that Avid or Abamectin would be a good option. After doing some googling, I found that Avid, was $2... 15 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720734 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720734 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720734 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:02:21 GMT kgutzmann2 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hello hoping someone could give me some advice I am new to this page and relatively new to large pumpkin growing as a hobby. I have two dill Atlantic Giant plants that have both suffered the same dise... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720421 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720421 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720421 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:13:17 GMT SleepyHollowPumpkinFarm <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I have tarp burn.....The area is shaded and has a fan on it. I am getting captan fungicide delivered andI was contemplating using Bravo. Does anyone have any experience with Bravo for tarp burn? I ... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720361 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:05:26 GMT