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San Diego Calif.

I've talked my son's middle school into doing a 7trh grade vs. teachers on campus pumpkin growing competition. I haven't growen pumpkins in about 6 years and everything has changed. Where would be a good place to get seed and has anybody seen seed that is resistant to powdery mildew. This will be a challenge since we live in San Diego CA and are very costal. I'll take any help or advice I can get. Hope to put the plants in the ground by the first week of June.

5/4/2010 1:34:32 PM

Taylorsville, California

Shoot me an email Nevin,,im up in Northern California and have a good amount of the same seed stock to get your competition started,,austonrivers@yahoo.com

5/4/2010 1:53:53 PM

San Diego Calif.

will do.

5/4/2010 2:17:09 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Atlantic Giants are more resistant to PM than regular field pumpkins but they still get it. Being a school you can't spray any chemical but you can spray a 10-40% solution of low fat milk once or twice a week. It works well too.

5/4/2010 4:29:06 PM

Dorval,Quebec

Some growers have limited PM by mixing cornmeal into the soil.

5/4/2010 10:25:16 PM