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Gone With The Win

does anyone know what the cause is??

8/2/2021 9:50:04 PM

Lakewood, WA

Water pooling. Sorry to hear, TomatoTim!

8/3/2021 7:14:02 PM

Jericho Vermont

It is still a bit unknown but seems similar to blossom end rot in tomatoes. Once I get gourds set I start feeding calcium but even then I will have one trellis black tip and the other one is fine. Some long gourds produce rounder bottoms and seem to do better with it. I used to call it witches nose as the tip shrivels up to look like a cartoon figure of a witch.

8/3/2021 8:04:06 PM

Pittsburgh, PA

I had a 142 incher on my plant this year that had the black tip and then grew my 152.25 off the same plant and it was absolutely fine.

10/3/2021 7:32:06 PM