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Fitchburg , MA

Hi,
The last couple years i have been fighting powdery mildew and downy mildew and i believe black rot or gummy stem rot.
This year i used eagle about every 14 days. I had a great looking plant but then i experienced aborts in my first 4 pumpkins between 14-25 DAP.
I think i may have been overwatering which contributed to my issues. I am a bit of a newbie and when i was on vacation i set my timer to water frequent short bursts. 3min every hour. Sounds like a lot looking back.....
Next year i am going to plant in a different patch and i am looking to get a mist blower, and some out door fans to help dry out the patch in the evenings. I want to do more of a comprehensive fungicide program.
Any suggestions on fungicide programs would be great.

Here are some pictures:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=319958

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=319959

8/29/2020 3:59:27 PM

Bethlehem CT

Hi enchanted farm,I just saw your diary that is Yellow vine disease. It is a bacterial disease brought in from squash bugs. You have to stay on top of them with a good contact insecticide like bifenthrin or permethrin. YVD will eventually cause every pumpkin to abort. It sometimes takes a bit before the pumpkin goes down. but they all do. Sorry that had to happen to you.

8/29/2020 10:22:43 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

I had exactly the same issue here Enchanted farm, so much that only one pumpkin made it out of four plants. Thanks Big Moon, I also had yellow vine disease but I didn’t know it was caused by squash bugs. Even the cucumbers aborted all but two fruits. I don’t have a solution other than planning for next year.

8/30/2020 7:22:33 AM

Flat Rock, Michigan

The Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin growers has a good one on their website. go to their spray and drench program link.

8/30/2020 7:33:04 AM

Fitchburg , MA

Thank you so much. I was going down the wrong path. I will review bifenthrin or permethrin. Thank you Big Moon. and Andy H and JK

9/1/2020 2:03:11 PM