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Big Max Pumpkin Problems / Leaf Rotting? Help!
Comments (0)I planted Big Max pumpkin seeds about a month ago in their own patch and they have been growing beautifully. Over in our big garden we had an eggplant that was getting destroyed by insects. Since we planned on eating the eggplant we wanted to keep it organic. We looked up a remedy so we mixed garlic, cayenne pepper, and dish soap with water... because they hate all three. Then we noticed that the pumpkin plant started to get some nibbles in the leaves. So we sprayed the pumpkin plant too. The eggplant was still ravaged by bugs and died, it was eaten up pretty good. However the nibbles on the pumpkin plant are bigger and look more like grub bites. Anyways this is what the pumpkin plants look like now. Is it grubs, the spray (soap?), extreme heat, or is it just a disease?... And what can I do about it? (3 mounds 3 plants per mound) Having problems producing chlorophyll, it turns a little yellow and the next day it will be white. Stalk looks good and healthy, new leaves are dying. So I don't think the sun is scorching it. The Rotting/wilting seems independent from the bug bites. Grub Bites 1 Mound I think I have a bug problem. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks in advance!...See Moreoil sprays
Comments (1)Pistol, Whether or not it would work if applied in the cool of the day depends on a lot of variables. Whether or not it would damage the plants also depends on some variables, including how tender the plants' foliage is. Sometimes the older, tougher foliage won't be damaged but the younger and more tender foliage will be. And, soap sprays can be just as hard on the plants as oil sprays. (sigh) Once the plants are no longer dormant, be sure to use the superfine oil sprays intended for use when plants are actively growing and not the older, heavier traditional dormant oil formulations. If you wanted to try it, you could spray in the very late afternoon.....say after 5 p.m. and then try to clean up the foliage the next morning, at or just after sunrise. A soap spray might or might not work. If the oil spray is going to burn the foliage, it probably would have already damaged the foliage before you could wash it off. And the soap spray itself can damage tender foliage. You should use the absolute mildest soap you can find. A castile soap like the Dr. Bronner's soaps sold in health food stores would be great, but I would use one of the milder ones, like almond or pure castile or lavender, and not the peppermint one. (The peppermint one is great for bathing a dog....leaves 'em smelling minty fresh!) Also, since it is hard to know in advance if an oil spray or soap spray will damage your plants, you might one to test it on one plant and see how it does. If no damage shows up within the first 24-36 hours after the initial spraying, then you know it is safe to spray the other plants. Superfine oils, neem oil and soap sprays are great in cooler climates, but riskier in a hotter climate like ours with more intense sun. If you try it, I hope you'll let us know what works for you. Dawn...See MoreCan I spray non-heat resistant fire place doors IF....
Comments (3)Thanks! We will definitely never use it. I'm not a fire in my house kind of nervous nelly....I'm glad to hear I can do it...we will definitely replace it one day...I just worrued about it being by the gas line- nervous nelly here. I'll definitely take a pic. I am using a metallic oil rubbed bronze and it's looking really good...just don't look TOO close LOL...See MoreSpring disease report 2017
Comments (8)Cathy, what an awful thing! That had to be heart-breaking and I'm so sorry. The bunny is also my favorite but Maggie is a close second because I have a young, ungainly one with small blooms (I pinched off the buds until this spring), and it's nice to see such a beautiful bloom. My Carding Mill (an Austin) was bought as an own-root and after more than two years it's about a foot high, whereas a grafted one I had previously shot up and bloomed almost immediately. When it comes to that, not all Austins are created equally....See Moreteka2rjleffel
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