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Beaver dam ky

Need some help. This is my first year growing giant pumpkins. It has been going good until the pumpkin turned orange. It has pretty much quit growing and now I have to soft spots on the pumpkin stem a couple inches from the fruit. How can I fix this. The weigh off is 2 weeks away. Will it make it? The rest of pumpkin is hard as a rock. Thanks for the help.

9/21/2015 9:57:28 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

great discussion on board,,, do s aite search for Stem pro. blems dated dec 2011 keep it dry and get a fan on it if you can.

9/22/2015 6:38:29 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Stem Problem

9/22/2015 6:38:53 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I usually scrape out the soft stuff and treat it with sulfur or full strength Daconil. Some growers wipe it off with diluted bleach, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide before adding the fungicide, Keep the stem dry, put a fan on it if you can. If it stopped growing, try to keep it cool. Suspend a tarp above it for shade and to keep it dry. Don't cover it at night unless there is a chance of frost. As long as there is no damage, like a mouse hole, it should last several weeks. Sometimes they will start up growing again, especially if you get a big rain.

9/22/2015 10:04:29 AM

Beaver dam ky

Ok thanks for the help I scraped it and put daconil on it I don't have sulfur or know were to get it. I hope it will be fine. Thanks for help.

9/22/2015 1:30:30 PM

President - GPC

Captan works well for this, any nursery store would have it.

9/22/2015 2:59:29 PM

Beaver dam ky

Just got some captain powder. And put it directly on stem I hope it stops it.

9/22/2015 10:29:08 PM

Circleville Ohio

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