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Buffalo, Minnesota

Hi all, my question isnt very important to you all, but to me it is,lol anyway my pumpkina have been growing slower and slower ever since the temps and humidity have been going up in my area for the past week, do hight temps about 95 degrees almost hult a pumpkins growth? because for the last three days my largest pumpkin has grown a couple good days of 20lb growth and then 11lbs and then today only 7lbs i really hope this is due to the hot weather, anybody please, i would be thankful to a reply as no one replyed to my culling of the pumpkins. thanks.

8/12/2000 1:52:02 AM

Saegertown Pa.

I dont get the 95 degres but when it gets in the high 80 and a lot of humidity my pumpkins seem to slow down sume .my best pumpkin went from 21LB wone day to 8 the next and I got worried but then it went up to 13 and then 27. I wouldnt panic yet. maybe some wone that gets the heat you get could give you some good advise. I would try watering more when its that hot quinn

8/12/2000 11:23:41 AM

PA

When was your pumpkin pollinated? How much are you watering?

8/12/2000 12:49:00 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

wildbill,
sounds like good advice from bill,so don't panic yet. i experienced same 21 lb/day growth, then today noted only
7 lb gain. close inspection revealed some wilted, discolored leaves and mushy main vine just ahead of pumpkin.
don't know what i've got yet...suspecting borer damage ?
take a good close look at leaves and vines andf hopefully
you'll have nothing bad to report !
duff

8/12/2000 8:41:56 PM

Buffalo, Minnesota

Hey all today im so happy to report that my biggest from yesturdays 7.lbs all the way to a whopping 29.lbs, wow, there was not much sun today im suspecting thats why, and yes i do have allot of SVB's around the patch a few in each plant, and they do not seem to be affecting them a whole lot, today during the hottest part of the day i noticed fresh (mush) from borers around stum and i rubbed it away and to my amazement the borers sit right on top and if you are quick enough you can nab them and squish them with your boot,lol i musta got 4 or 5 this way but you gotta be really fast as the damn things are smart and try and crawl back into the vine, anyway any comments? lol

8/13/2000 3:20:29 AM