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My pumpkin has only gained like 15lbs in almost 11 days. i was reading that powdery mildew can slow growth. there is a little on the start of the plant that i have been trying to control. will the mildew stop growth or is my season of growing coming to an end. there is about 15-20 feet of vine past the plant that is really healthy and growing strong but the pumpkin isint. i feed with peters 20 20 20 but the nights here are somewhat cold(in the 50's). any help would be great.. thanks yomama

8/24/2004 11:34:40 PM

Western Pa.

Spraying for PM will not remove it from affected leaves, but will hopefully stop or retard it's spread. PM is a slow working disease. Once your fruit growth stops completely, the pumpkin is pretty much done growing.

8/25/2004 7:16:33 AM

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That is where I am at now Jim. PM is starting to take over my plant, this is the worst year for it, rain rain rain.. no hot weather to dry out the patch.. Yet, I am lucky enough to have had most of the big growing behind me as I saw this time frame coming with the wet summer. Only question for me is this now.. What is the est weight on my fruit if my OTT is 336 inches? I read a post this past weekend comparing different years of different charts with Stellpflug and Marcellus. Which do we go by?

8/25/2004 10:27:27 PM