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Little-TON - Colorado

GotZ me a Sweatie Stem now....been a heck of a year....Upon inZspection Sunday I found BeadZ of Sweat.....on me stem. Upon probing my stem I found several areas of rotZ starting.....So I cleaned my stem good....with LyZsol wipeZ... and let the sun shine on it!

What doeZ thiZ signify....pumpkin no longer taking the juice to grow? Or did I play with it too much?

9/4/2012 4:21:07 PM

Maine

Good question....I'll be interested in everyone's answers! We're wondering why we have a watery lime green slow ooze just below the stem itself...seems to still be growing, but still...it's frustrating, isn't it??!! Never ends. When's your weighoff? I bet your stem is fine if you keep it dry!!

9/4/2012 4:33:15 PM

[email protected]

Oh man, I'm leaving this one alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cause I went totally in wrong direction.

9/4/2012 4:48:35 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Yes keeping it dry....it will be the first to go....in 3 weeks....

IZ this due to too much water hitting me stem? Or a sign the fruit iZ not taking as much aZ the plant iZ giving?

9/4/2012 6:07:18 PM

Omaha, Ne.

you'll go blind Wiz.

9/4/2012 7:14:06 PM

Piqua, Ohio

I've heard it means the fruit is bulking up inside, maybe she'll go heavy

9/4/2012 7:35:02 PM

Massachusetts

went the same way also ice, but it looks like darren went that way........lol.

9/4/2012 7:46:17 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

Don't get sun burn on your stem Wiz. I think you should play with it more to drain the ooze!!!

9/4/2012 7:50:31 PM

West [email protected]

For heck sake wiz, quit playing with it and let it grow.......sorry I couldn't help myself

9/4/2012 8:26:14 PM

East Jordan, MI

I'm not sure what causes it, but I've had this happen to me and it ended up with a stem rotting from inside out. Hopefully that is not what is happening to you.

I was able to open the stem up, scrape out the rot, treated with peroxide and a fan and was able to keep rot from getting into the pumpkin for 45 days and was still 9.5% heavy.

9/4/2012 8:40:15 PM

43.841677 , -79.086692

We just had a 3" rain. One of my stems is sweating a bit. Captan and a fan are your best friends.

9/4/2012 9:12:05 PM

Rhode Island

gary
all kidding aside? we use a stem dusting of sulfer from about 300 pounds on out to seasons end, keeping the area dry and exposed to the sun daily as well as covering the stem late season when it rains.
have never had a stem issue after using this method.
pap

9/5/2012 9:24:27 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

I have the same problem. Keep it dry and let it heal over. As of now my pumpkin is a bit slow growing actually a dead stop but its getting a nice cracked skin.

9/5/2012 10:07:09 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Scraped the soft rotted stuff off and hit it with the wipeZ again....in full sun now....hope the rot stopZ....

Dont have electricity in the field...so Ill check it at noon again and hit it with more Capton...3 1/2 weeks to go....

9/5/2012 10:19:20 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

PicZ in diary....do you dare look?

9/5/2012 10:20:40 AM

Central Minnesota

Same program as pap.

9/5/2012 10:46:45 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

I have been under adviZement to paint straight bleach rightZ onto my ooZing PreZidente' stem....DRY....then dust with Capton.... ....

9/5/2012 12:54:17 PM