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Thursday, July 30, 2015
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MadMike
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Easthampton, MA
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Entry 18 of 25 |
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Well, my recent pumpkin aborted. No growth on it for 2 days, and losing its shine.
But, I have decided to trudge onward. It occurred to me that I have a lot to learn, and better to learn some of it this year rather than next year when I (hopefully) have a good pumpkin going.
Upper left - Vine borer I missed in the stump. And area wasn't healing and now I know why.
Upper right - The stump as it stands now. I washed it with hydrogen peroxide and coated it with liquid sulfur. I had to go in and clean out some areas again - the rot was deeper than I thought. Dug it out and re-coated.
Lower left - my compost pile is growing faster than the plant right now. Found two leaves with borers that I missed, and culled almost all the leaves showing the yellowing. Figured, no need for plant to use water on them. Removed shade cover to see if lower leaf count reduces wilting.
Lower right - patch as it stands. Wow... I have several secondaries and tertiaries going fairly well and will be filling in the gaps with them.
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