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Ont ([email protected])

I have a pumpkin that has many droplets of sticky liquid on the pumpkin all over. They look to be comming out of realy small cracks on the pumpkin. It was only growing about 3" per day and it is only 250LBS aprox. What is this and what can I do to stop it.

8/13/2008 1:46:49 PM

sevierville, Tn

sounds like sapping, normal.

8/13/2008 2:04:20 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

Not to worry. Is your fruit shaded? if not the skin could be drying out and cracking

8/13/2008 2:34:39 PM

Ont ([email protected])

Ya I shaded my fruit with a tarp but some sun gets in during the day. I guess we will wait and see what happens. At least it might start growing again!

8/13/2008 6:16:43 PM

Kalamazoo, MI ([email protected])

Throw a white sheet over your pumpkin if you are getting some sun during the day.

8/13/2008 7:24:55 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Sapping is normal. I have a 985 Werner that has a caramel- colored ring around its base due to all the sapping. I've never had one sap so profusely. Others in my patch have very little sapping.

8/13/2008 8:34:31 PM

Ohio

Joe, James Carlson had one like yours that leaked like a faucet, and if im not mistaken it went real heavy also!

J, Might be a good thing its oozing a little, that way there isnt as much pressure to making it split, just a theroy though.

8/14/2008 9:36:03 AM

Ohio

Joe, my mistake, it wasnt James Carlson, it was Dan Carlson, it was unbelieveable the story he told me about his pumplkin on how it leaked,shoot him a email and Im sure he will tell you about it.

8/14/2008 9:52:54 AM

Ont ([email protected])

Thanks everyone!
In case you were wondering this plant was the 649 Spada (1420.5 LaRue04 X 1502 Wallace06)

8/15/2008 12:07:59 AM