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Garden State Pumpkins

I've been searching everywhere for treatments of GSB most recommend crop rotation but Ive found one spot with some suggestions of Ridomil Gold, Maneb 80w and Bravo/terranil. Also solarization...I take this as black plastic covering? Is anyone familiar with these items and can they be tilled in to stop the infection next year or is two years fallow my best bet. thanks

9/24/2002 7:45:11 AM

South Hill, Virginia

Actually I think solarization includes clear plastic. I remember Rock Rivard mentioning it in a chat one time. He may be able to give you some tips.

9/24/2002 10:44:03 AM

Southern Illinois

hello alexsdad,i can add to your list for gummy stem blight,aliette/maneb 2+2,benlate,dithane,kocide,mankocide,manex 11,manzate,nu-cop,penncozeb,topsin,what i have read on these products it says to start spraying when vines start to run,are when conditions are favorable for disease,i have not seen any where it says to rotate crop,get some telone c-17 for soil fumigant.

9/24/2002 2:59:55 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hey HH, I know your the guy when it comes to soil/plant treatments..almost all the sites I went through from a google search said crop rotation as the only Cure...I am sliding off my patch downhill a ways and would like to till in Fumigant for GSB and anthracnose would telone c-17 do the trick and do I need a license to use it! I'm paranoid that after two years that the GSB will slide into the new patch. The vines are totally choked with white gum only the tips are still open pipes so they continue to grow and the clog just keeps working its way down from pumpkin to pumpkin each ending up with black rot! Yikes! Chuck

9/24/2002 7:37:28 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hmmm Clear plastic okay...You think its done the same way just laid over the soil....Any ideas on how to stop this will be pursued next year I'm a three year newbie.!! Thanks everyone. Chuck

9/24/2002 7:42:08 PM

Southern NH

alexsdad, three years including this year? or not?

9/24/2002 8:12:46 PM

Southern Illinois

hello berkeley heights,this winter till your patch work your grond up all winter,at least 2 or 3 time a month that will also help,telone is made by dow agro sciences,literature request fax 18009057326.

9/25/2002 10:02:16 AM

Topsfield, Ma.

...Chuck, gotta get the snow extensions for the tiller...LOL

9/25/2002 8:57:08 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Tim of course I have to include this year and the year before! Next year will be my third AG year and will still be a newbie! Everybody I start plants for has pumpkins but me! HH If i can find it I'll get it and Yes Duff I be out there in snowshoes if it helps...The neighbors love to laugh at the old guy next door...Gonna build rabbit hutches to keep up with Pappy...put in a pond for "backwash" fertilizer and chopped down the woods...obsessed naw!!!

9/25/2002 9:14:24 PM

Southern Illinois

bring in your back hole,dig up all the surrounding soil,and bring in manure,i did read where it can be left in soil for 1 1/2 years are longer,if you cant find any telone by next spring i can send you some,i am opening up a small farm store for vegetable growers,i will have all kinds of stuff for pumpkins in small amounts that people can afford.

9/26/2002 9:02:46 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

count me in HH plenty of items I don't need 350 dollars worth! Chuck

9/26/2002 2:23:06 PM