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this is happening and wondering how. is it a disease? the plants are not over watered by any means. rain here has been very low all summer and my watering has lacked as well unfortunately. the plants are rotting a few inches down in soil. this has happned to 4 of 8 plants. no bug evidence. plants were set in ground with plenty of rotted manure on land that was just plowed this year on farm.

7/26/2004 7:41:58 PM

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Joe,

Contact Mary Inman at The Dept of Plant Pathology, Ct Ag. Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., New Haven, CT 06504

Tel 203-974-8601

She'll need a portion of the affected tissue (root/crown sample).

The tests will cost nothing. Call her ahead of time so she can talk you through collecting & delivering the sample. Also to make sure they'll be in the lab & not the field when you arrive (if delivering in person).

I fear it sounds like either Phytophthora or Pythium if there are really no insects feeding at the crown/root interface area. That are possibly vine borers have settled into only the collar area.

Please keep me posted.

Steve

7/26/2004 10:22:48 PM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Hey Joe, I would like to see the picture. Did you post it in your diary? Jernej

7/27/2004 3:53:03 AM

I had a pumpkin seedling (not an AG but an Lumina PVP or Albino pumpkin) that I had to Transplant but I broke a bit of the bottom root and all the roots rotted off except 2 inches of the main root that was rotting off but I didn't give up on it and gave it lots of water and it bounced back and is in amazing shape ready for pollination.

7/27/2004 8:15:55 PM