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Luverne, Alabama

something has bored a hole almost all the way into my biggest pumpkin.what can i use to plug it,will caulking work,silicone or latex??????

9/3/2004 3:44:49 PM

Massillon, Ohio

dont make kilr tell you not to post the same question in multiple places !!


lol kilr you are the best

9/3/2004 4:52:40 PM

Luverne, Alabama

just trying to get a quick reply!!!

9/3/2004 6:31:03 PM

Cologne / Germany

Hi "simpleman2", I assume you are new to this site. In that case it would be a good idea to introduce yourself, say something about the plants you grow, have a diary and show pics (which is pretty good in case you have problems that need to be identified) and not to "go like a bull at a gate". And of course not to double post "just trying to get a quick reply". This ain´t no self-service shop here. On the other hand, welcome and grow it big.
Ingo aka floh

9/3/2004 6:50:59 PM

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S,

Where on the fruit is the hole & how big is it? Clean like a spike? Or rough like it was gnawed on by an animal? Wet & rotting or dry & firm?

9/3/2004 7:40:03 PM

Indiana

try to use a fungicide powder such as sulfur, captan, manzate or the like.

Tom

9/3/2004 7:44:04 PM

Luverne, Alabama

im not new to the site,just havent had time to chat lately due to mother having heart surgery and teenage kids moving in with me!i posted the first msg.on the other page by mistake.didnt mean to make everybody so mad!!!!!now back to the pumpkin,the fruit is about 300 lbs and the hole is in the upper side.iys about the size of a pencil,with 2 or 3 cracks about a half inch long starting to form around it.it just appeared over night.some folks might remember me i am a rookie grower.like i said,didnt mean to upset so many!!! good luck to everyone and thanks for any help!!!!!!

9/3/2004 8:52:32 PM

Massillon, Ohio

hi, we're not upset....i just was just joking with kilr because of an 'incident' i read about on here last week when the same situation happened with double posts. its all good :)

9/3/2004 8:56:53 PM

Luverne, Alabama

i know i was just playing along.but seriously finding the hole sure has got me close to going nuts.man,growing these things really is addictive.and this is only my first year.

9/3/2004 9:31:33 PM

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S2,
Follow Tom's advice. If there is any soft rotting material, scrape it very very lightly first to remove the wet stuff. A Q-Tip might be helpful. Then dust it. A fan is also useful to keep it dry.

9/3/2004 10:20:15 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I hear you simpleman2. I think way too much about A.G.'s now. I'm already planning enough crosses to keep me busy the next 3 years or so. I keep changing my mind. Should I breed for size, color, or both??? First I need this seed, then that one, etc. I've really got to simplify things on the breeding end.
I wish you, your mother, and your pumpkin the best!

Doug

9/3/2004 10:25:07 PM

Ulster County, NY

I think you got mostly good advice Simpleman2. With the exception of that most patronizing response indicating some sort of protocol when seeking to share and get insight from fellow growers. Most of us are not that worldly. Best of luck.

9/5/2004 10:23:17 AM

Cologne / Germany

Oops sorry if my comment sounded harsh, I had a bad day. I just chimed in from a german vintage car board that was literally spammed with something like "hey I´m new my babe is down what can I do" the last months and it´s no fun to read there anymore.
I apologize for sounding patronizing, that was not my intention. It´s not the way people talk it over here at BP.com.

9/6/2004 11:06:48 AM

Deer Park WA

Simpleman2, Something ate a hole into my largest squash (mice from the looks of it) that sucks.... taped out at 339" yesterday, looks like the bastards have been in it for a while now as the fruit has been looking pale and flat for a week or so. If your cavity hasnt been breached apply a fungicide or sulpher as recommended above, set out mouse traps if your cats are lazy like mine....

Gerry Gadberry bummed out in Cheney

9/6/2004 11:10:57 PM

Luverne, Alabama

thanks everyone for all the tips and how to,s.but after plugging the hole with silicone i checked the stem and it has started to get soft and mushy.{@%#&*%}all that work and worry for nothing.im going to cut it off today and take it to the feed store and weigh it.i think it should go over 200lbs.im proud of it just the same,for my first time at this.and i still have 4 more still growing,just not quite as big.floh i know what you men thats the way i felt when i found the hole when everything was fine the night before.i started to load every gun i own just for one little bug.ha ha ha.doug a special thanks to you,mom doing real good.yall grow em big!!!! simpleman

9/7/2004 9:07:59 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Nice job Simpleman, You stuck it out, perservered and it sounds like yall try it agin!!!...Sometimes it's not what happens right away but the quest that makes it important...been there and done that...I can't get here on site as often as I once could but believe me I read em all...Next Year..You'll have better soil and a better idea of what has to get done...Personal best is sure to go down..
Grow Em Big! Chuck

9/7/2004 8:00:56 PM