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Frankfort Oh

well as you all know-I found two melons behind the big melon on the 219 kent yesterday-culled them and to my supprize it grew last night -3/16 of an inch-witch I hadnt had any in over a week ,so this was a first hand experience for me ,and a lessoned learned-and also this morning I had to cull my biggest watermelon on the 267 pleasant ,witch really sucked ,the stem kept leaking ,and im not sure why ?had been damaged some how ,and a red sap kept coming out ,but the good news is theres one that just came on longer and better shape-so you win some you losse some I guess,in the process-and yesterday I had my neighbor come over and look at the melon I though was turning yellow- he said I`m seeing things and not to worry about things I cant control ,I kicked him off my property-Just kidding <:no but he said just keep the tape on it ,until its done growing ,so I will push it long as Ican -or ultil I see something going down hill,my goal is 205 so I`m not giving up with out a fight,my P,B IS 150 AS OF NOWhopeing to smash that this year.good luck to all and thanks for all the help !I`VE NOT HAD ANYTHING ,OVER THE 150#mark,so I dont know what to expect -leaveing a melon on longer then that ,but I can`t wait to find out.

8/19/2010 8:08:15 AM

sevierville, Tn

This applys to Martys melon as well. Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think thats sap from a damaged stem. I think its gummy stem disease , or some kind of disease????? I have had it before.

8/19/2010 9:39:46 AM

Frankfort Oh

Interesting I didnt know thats what it was -I though something got into it causeing it to do that .

8/19/2010 12:39:57 PM

Pataskala,OH

Gummy stem blight?

8/19/2010 3:56:13 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

Does Gummy stem blight come from gummy worms?

8/19/2010 4:44:26 PM

Trinity River Bottom

yes james i did some research and yes it is gummy worms!!!

8/20/2010 8:30:54 AM

sevierville, Tn

I told my kids those things were bad for them !!! I'll tell them that eating gummys will make them ooze red stuff ! LOL

8/20/2010 1:50:50 PM

Mingo Co. WV

so no worms an dirt cake as patch amendment next year bummer
On a sincere note you think the melon was seeping water from inside the melon over watered cracked stem or somthing of that note

8/21/2010 12:38:50 AM

Bowdon, GA

Dirt cake barely makes to the fridge around here. Thats some good stuff.

8/21/2010 1:38:29 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Dirt cake with gummi worms makes it to the fridge?!?!?!?!? I didn't know that could happen.

Dang on the oozies.

8/21/2010 12:50:31 PM