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Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Canada

My 1062 Rivard is going down to stump rot - I finally made my way through the jungle of vines to see why it was wilting. My question is: should I be concerned about the rot spreading to other plants? I will be pulling the plant eventually if the decline keeps up, but should I be panicking to get it you now? I have treated the area with sulfur powered in the mean time.

8/20/2002 8:26:51 AM

Joliet, IL

i pulled my plant that had vine rot on main and after
pulling the plant i found it in many other places too.
so i checked other plant found some minor spots after close examination. one on the main was a little smaller than i dime. i cleaned with water, let dry, used a prune sealer spray over hole. then buried the stump that was partially exposed and every other point where a vine became exposed from erosion or growth. i used captan and prune sealer on some other rot points without holes also before burying. that was 170 lbs ago and i have not had any wilting leaves like the other vine rot plant showed prior to me finding the rot. also been applying daconil every
7 days in healthy dose. some older leaves have lost out
because of the daconil, but the rot is in check for now.

8/21/2002 8:55:28 PM

Northern Ohio

maybe a dumb question: Is vine, stump, etc. rot wet or dry:
Thanks.

8/22/2002 12:30:10 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

mushy!

8/22/2002 8:14:53 AM

Darien,wisconsin

i noticed some significant stump rot on one of my plants about 3 weeks ago. i got really worried about it but now i think that plant is going to grow my largest pumpkin before its all over with.dont know what to tell ya!

8/24/2002 5:52:55 PM

Herndon, VA

I wouldn't be worried about the rot spreading to other plants, unless you've got something else weird along with it (see my diary entry w/oozing white foam). I have lost the stump in the past due to rot, and just buried the remaining vines well to encourage root growth. If you have a good one growing, it will likely slow down without the stump, but it will continue to grow being supported by the tap roots. In this situation you want to pay close attention to pruning of tertiaries to maximize energy to the fruit.

8/24/2002 10:21:16 PM

New Brunswick

Pruning the tertiaries????? I accidently severed the stump while removing a dud plant. I buried the severed vine attached to one of my biggest pumpkins in a couple of places over the tap roots. Do I do anything else....what are tertiaries?? Also, I have another huge viney plant off by itself with another large pumpkin growing from it. It only has the one pumpkin....should I prune some of the vines or are they supplying it with food? There are several long vines going off in different directions.

8/29/2002 9:38:40 PM

Key West, FL

tertiaries are vines the grow off the seconddairies which are vines that grow off the main vine. cut all them off leave the secondairies on.

8/29/2002 10:07:40 PM