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Pulaski Tn [email protected]

take a look at my plant...and see if you know what has caused th demise of it..it had a big gob of white stuff coming out of one of the stems where it connected to the vine.thanks,keith
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=20499

6/14/2004 1:07:30 PM

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Keith,

I saw a picture of taht last year from someone here. I just can't find it now.

First guess: Sclerotinia Stem Rot - Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Is the white stuff kind of stringy?

See:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/cucurbit/stem/21.2.html

6/14/2004 1:44:18 PM

South Hill, Virginia

Sounds like the problem Bruiser had a couple years ago http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=5029

6/14/2004 2:41:48 PM

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Here's another from Kilr:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=2187

6/14/2004 3:28:23 PM

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Another:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=112

6/14/2004 3:30:43 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

I never really stuck my finger in the white stuff but it didnt appear to be stringy,sorta foamy...what ever it is has killed 3 plants so far..

6/14/2004 5:06:31 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Cloud - probably better that you didn't touch 'em.

That black thumb of yours could be contagious.


Good Luck with what you got left - don't touch them either!

6/14/2004 7:53:45 PM

Herndon, VA

I never found out what it was, but it was the end of the plant. I pulled the plant early, and did not have any problems with the remaining plants in my patch.

6/14/2004 11:11:24 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

i cant help but think that the mulching from the old wheat straw had something to do with it..all the plants i mulched met the same end..i actually wanted to mulch all of my plants that evening but ran out of daylight..

6/15/2004 8:48:34 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

I think Brent had something growing in his mulch too!

6/15/2004 11:42:57 AM