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Little-TON - Colorado

How common iZ this? Or iZ it a byproduct of KDL Syndrome?

9/11/2013 4:36:02 PM

Waterville, Ohio

Not really splits, but mine has dried cracks that go horizontal down the rib valley. I've seen them on a few fruit of mine that put weight on at the end of the season. Maturation process, end of the growing cycle and late season weight gains is what I would chalk it up as.

9/11/2013 5:02:10 PM

Joliet, IL

Gary, remove all fibrous flesh and study the dill rings internal crack that will run out of flesh at shallowest point. . Rib line.

The are many times they are surrounded by those weird solid calcified balls. I think personally its a failure internally in cell division at a high structural stress point...for what ever reason I don't know. Why does a knot on a tree form? There has to be an answer why some curcubits have internal flaws leading to failure...or splitting. This maybe the final answer to get the monsters of the future to scale and whole.

My 1493 had 2 inches clearance only at sag line and 1354 last year about 3". Was freaked out both times when harvesting seeds.

9/11/2013 11:27:11 PM

Joliet, IL

Re-read post. Got off topic...lol ..love ya Wiz

9/11/2013 11:29:34 PM

Riverton, WY

I think in some cases, the sides of the pumpkin get heavy enough that they can put a force on the top of the pumpkin that tries to pull the top of the pumpkin apart. Piling up a little more sand around to give the pumpkin more support below the sides seems to help a little in keeping the top rib valleys from splitting.

9/12/2013 8:44:32 AM