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Waterville, Ohio

I am loosing more of my 1116 Traylor plant every hour. Crowns have turned brown and main vine is ozzing anywhere where there was a leaf that had been broken from storm damage. The further this "disease" goes, it turns what was a green vibrant leaf into a pale lifeless leaf. I can only think its fusarium. I have been scrubbing out any areas of rot and dusting with captan. I am using a fan to try and dry both soil and vine.
I have one last plant remaining in my patch a 1449.5 Traylor, is it time to cut my losses and the 1116?
Fruit on the 1116 plant is around 40" cc, but would rather suffice one plant than lose another to the same thing.

7/9/2010 4:14:56 PM

Waterville, Ohio

Additionally this has all happened within about an 8 hour time period. Things looked great yesterday, now I have about 50-75 sq foot of an area around the main that is dying rapidly.

7/9/2010 4:16:35 PM

Corbin, KY

sounds like what happened to me. Not much you can do except cut the main vine off just past diseased area and hope for the best. Good Luck

7/9/2010 4:23:28 PM

Waterville, Ohio

Thank you for the input, reassurance on what I have to do. I'm crowding things as it is so it will have to be the whole plant

7/9/2010 4:27:06 PM

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you might try actinovate, companion and possibly rootshield

7/9/2010 7:55:37 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Check out Buddy G's Diary....rather radical...but seems to be working for him so far!! Major slicing, but ?? Peace, Wayne

7/12/2010 12:04:52 AM