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Friday, May 09, 2014
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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See how the leaves are curled on this melon, I have figured out that it is caused by root rot. Also known as phytophtora or damping off. It is the same thing that will kill a newly sprouted seedling, but on an older plant a portion of the roots will turn brown while some will remain a healthy white color. As long as there are some white roots there is hope. When they are all brown the plant will wilt and die. Another symptom that I see with it is a narrowing of the stem at the point where it meets the soil.
Root rot occurs under cool and wet soil conditions. I wind up causing this to happen on my plants every year. The plants usually recover from this and seem to do fine. But I sometimes wonder if this weakens the plant later in life. I will try hitting it with Agri-fos, on the label it states that it will control Phytophthora rots on cucurbits.
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