Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: moldy pumpkin skin
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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Just use my diary photos this year for all pumpkin diagnosis issues
This is the lombardi , just an amatuer but this looks fatal to me, tell me what you think
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=246916
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8/31/2015 10:39:22 AM
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VTWilbur |
Springfield, VT
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If it is soft it is a problem, the fruit is going down. If not soft let the air to it and dry the skin down to kill the mold. A weak bleach solution may be used to wipe the area to kill it.
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8/31/2015 10:52:25 AM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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weekly 10% bleach baths.I usually add some hydrogen peroxide and daconil. Then sponge bathe . A liitle sun will also help. especially in poor ventilation conditions. I try and stop anything greenish early.
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8/31/2015 12:48:35 PM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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That's not mold it is pigment. You have a Squampkin
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8/31/2015 1:45:47 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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Ill try a 10% bleach ,give it some sun and hope that Shannon is correct.
No its not soft , its actually the hardest pumpkin Ive had, the weather today is sunny and maybe 90F
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8/31/2015 1:53:14 PM
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Windy City |
Alberta
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Looks like scab to me, but only a few spots (the deeper ones)the rest looks like a fungus of some kind. I had scab a few years ago..tried bleach, pkn went down anyway. I got it again this year, so I hit it with 12% peroxide..stopped it..still growing a lil , so far!
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8/31/2015 2:12:43 PM
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brotherdave |
Corryton, TN
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Just went through your diary. With the leaf issues you showed earlier I would say it's bacterial spot. Sometimes called "hole shot" because it will give the leaves the appearance of being shot with a shotgun in more advanced stages. Somewhat treatable but don't wait. Spray the plant and fruit with bactericide. It should not hurt if my diagnosis is incorrect.
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8/31/2015 2:22:50 PM
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Windy City |
Alberta
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I should add..if its scab (usually black spots) when you spray it , wipe it with a rag and see if rag removes some of it, it did for me. Your spots look green, so not 100% sure!
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8/31/2015 2:23:03 PM
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Smallmouth |
Upa Creek, Mo
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I agree with Linus. It's going ugly on you. That's how this one started, but was much worse.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=167673
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8/31/2015 3:29:18 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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Alive and ugly doesn't bother me,I've already wiped it down with bleach solution and didn't notice any change in the dark spots . I haven't measured in 9 days its been too cool to bother with but I will try a peroxide spray when I measure later,I guess it won't do any harm.
My leaves look terrible
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8/31/2015 3:56:26 PM
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Nathan K |
Michigan
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I agree with Dave on this one (Bacterial leaf spot). Usually when you see the little brown spots, your pumpkin is pretty much done growing and turning the other way. I had a plant do the same thing. Later confirmed to be the leaf spot. I would recommend burning any residue plant when done. It carries from year to year.
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8/31/2015 4:07:46 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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come on people give me a break its like armageddon around here,,it gained 63 pounds in the last 9 days, so I will ignore any negative ideas and kiss and hug it in tell its so soft I fall inside and drown in the muck.Seriously thanks for the ideas so far, is it a wait and see?
Does leaf spot carry to separated plots, mine are about 60 feet apart with grass between them, and so far I havent noticed my leaves getting small holes , I will have a lot to read about this winter.
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8/31/2015 6:43:52 PM
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KC Kevin |
Mission Viejo, CA
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Just looks like a case of the Fuglies to me.
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8/31/2015 6:48:46 PM
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brotherdave |
Corryton, TN
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Here's a couple links. You can compare and be the judge. I've battled it a bit this year and still got gains in my genetics patch. It will spread with rain/humidity but most likely would be carried by hand, shoes, wind, tools, bugs etc. It's a bacteria. Who knows for sure if it will jump 60 ft. assuming it's bacterial spot of course.
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/DiagnosticKeys/CucurFrt/Bacter/Bact_pump.htm
https://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/volume10/frveg1016.html
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8/31/2015 7:19:34 PM
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North Shore Boyz |
Mill Bay, British Columbia
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Looks like the onset of green genes coming out...Linus nailed it...Squampkin.
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8/31/2015 7:42:33 PM
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baitman |
Central Illinois
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I like the sound of squaskin better,thanks for the link
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8/31/2015 9:24:48 PM
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Big City Grower (Team coming out of retirement ) |
JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )
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Totally normal ... Muliti colored fruit r normal... Mold is fuzzy and can be wiped off... Disease well you would know if you had one. If it's rotting it will be soft and smelly
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8/31/2015 9:41:32 PM
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Smallmouth |
Upa Creek, Mo
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On a good note, that ugly squashkin lasted until December and I finally composted it.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=173100
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8/31/2015 10:17:18 PM
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