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New Hampshire, USA

Dill ring?

9/10/2008 10:14:16 PM

Upstate S.C.

My Friend, 123. A dill ring is a soft spot in a pumpkin. Growers to this day don't really know what they are or WHY they form. On the outside of a pumpkin the dill ring can be slight or very deep, kinda looks like a cavity on the surface. Once cut open were the dill ring is, the flesh of the pumpkin is not as thick . Alot of times a pumpkin will crack or split at the dill ring spot, because of the weak wall I mentioned above. Its a weak spot in the pumpkins wall. Hope it helps.

9/10/2008 10:34:24 PM

New Hampshire, USA

do you have a picture? Thanks for the explanation1!! Jim

9/10/2008 11:15:41 PM

Rhode Island

its an internal split that grows like a wedge inside the fruit. its is associated with the rapid growth that we experience today verses several years ago when the weights and daily gains were much less
once the internal split (or wedge ) meets a rib she is going to blow

9/10/2008 11:33:00 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

This page:

http://www.brianchristensenmd.com/2008_September.html

...shows a pretty dramatic Dill ring. Take note of the 712 Christensen fruit.

9/10/2008 11:37:11 PM

Kalamazoo, MI ([email protected])

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=94107

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=75431

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=93368

9/10/2008 11:37:49 PM

New Hampshire, USA

thanks for the pics, Jim

9/10/2008 11:44:56 PM

Littleton, Colo

Many studiez have been conducted but nothing haz been confirmed yet , but it iz believed that The IceMan may be connected to thiz phenomenon in some way.........:}

9/11/2008 12:01:55 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Zemmie, I see you got my inside shot, http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=93368 and... the other one is http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=93358 ..that shows the outside of that same area for comparison. Glad I can add to the pumpkin knowledge out there with good photography :)

9/11/2008 2:41:17 AM