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Issaquah, WA

I am seeking advice on my plant. A little over a week ago my plant began developing yellow sports that have developed into irregular holes in the leaves. Here is a pic

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=130939

The pages following that post show the plants as well. I would appriciate any advice you may have relating to my pumpkins so I can salvage my season.

5/17/2010 7:19:26 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

do some reading on chlorosis. many causes not all fungi. Nutrient defiency can be caused by a variety of things. Poor nutrient uptake by PH problems...lack of "Green" make the plant more sun intolerant...I doubt it scab as that usually has black lesions....wait for tremor...he usually has great diagnostic powers! Good Luck! GrowEmBig! Chuck

5/18/2010 10:07:21 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Looks like burn of some kind to me. I'd be more worried about that main vine sticking way up in the air like that....

Did you spray something on the leaves that could have caused this?

5/18/2010 1:51:25 PM

Joliet, IL

looks like a chemical burn. and yes that vine is sky rocketing. did u spray anything during daylight hours? spraying anything on plants this small with tender leaves could be the culprit. at very last resort, check under your leaves for aphids or spider mites. take a white sheet of paper under the leaves, tap the leaf abruptly and see if you have tiny pin head size moving objects. they would be spider mites and they suck...literally suck the life out of your leaves. i would lay off any spraying and check for mites.

5/18/2010 5:04:47 PM

dont spray leafs in hoops/ no fungicide no neem no nothing under plastic things burn easier

5/18/2010 7:54:51 PM

Pataskala,OH

Almost looks like mosaic virus but it isn't.

5/18/2010 9:14:52 PM

New Hampshire, USA

I have the same problem i think it is an iron deficiency!

5/21/2010 10:05:29 PM