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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Here is mine:

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=88679

Damn, what an idiot. Hopefully only an aesthetic thing. I have been been told by good sources I should be fine from a fruit growth point of view, but still, jeeze.

7/10/2008 9:05:53 AM

Preston CT

Cut off that side vine in the picture and start moving that pumpkin over before it gets too big. Pick it up and move it a couple inches a day until it is perpendicular to the vine. Your dent should be fine, I have had birds do worse damage.

7/10/2008 9:24:00 AM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

You should be fine with the dent, I'd treat it with some dry Captan powder and keep the area dry until it heals. Probably the only thing will be a big scar but if you are looking for weight who cares about looks! Good Luck!

7/10/2008 9:37:03 AM

Ohio

Jordon, no problem, if you was going to have a dent, you picked a good spot, there is alot of meat at that spot in your pumpkin.

7/10/2008 1:37:28 PM

Dayton OH

I did almost as bad last year ... fingernail scratch while measuring. Left a scar but did no other damage.

7/10/2008 3:45:00 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Vine is already gone, so we are good to go. Full steam ahead.

7/10/2008 10:24:05 PM

Utah

Like others have said- the dents should be fine... as long as you keep them clean and dry... and use the Captan.

Here is a similar one I had a two years ago - a magpie pecked just a couple days after pollination. it made it fine to the end. your will be bigger.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=53974
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=55649
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=56941

7/11/2008 1:53:01 PM