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This is my 2nd year at an attempt to grow a large pumpkin.
Unfortunately today I noticed that the main vine, where it comes out of the ground, is split. The plant is about 6 feet long and the main vine has about a 2" long split where it immediately comes out of the ground. The split is rather deep to. Does anyone have any suggestions, as to what I should do? Thanks

6/9/2008 8:37:53 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Treat it with a Captan paste and then take a couple of bread ties and twist around the split portion. Keep it dry and it will heal itself in a couple weeks. A lengthwise split is not a big deal. Your plant should be fine. It's those cross ways splits that will get ya.

6/9/2008 8:44:57 PM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

Last year I had a split that I treated with sulphur paste as I could not find captan here, I also put a piece of drywall mesh around it and then the past and it worked great. Hope things work out as having a split this early really bums you out - Good Luck

6/10/2008 5:36:38 AM

Bristol,RI,USA.

keep it dry and it will heal! and grow over

6/12/2008 12:38:55 PM