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Anamosa, IA [email protected]

Last night, instead of culling a good pumpkin on a secondary, I just cut the secondary off so it could keep growing slowly, and not drain anything off the main. It is a good genetic cross. Tonight I saw the cut vine dripping a lot, and the ground was quite wet. Will this stop on its own, or should I do something to stop the leak.

8/6/2009 9:25:05 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

I had one leaking a lot last week after I accidentally put the knife to it. After a couple days it it dried up on it's own. I imagine you could bury the end and maybe stop it faster.

8/7/2009 1:26:29 AM

Long Island,New York

Burry the end and you open up the risk of fungus attack...

8/7/2009 6:06:56 AM

Rhode Island

the vines and leaf stems hold a lot of water. to much it would seem at times . what you experienced is normal when cutting leaves or vines. be thankfull its not foaming at the base of the plant.

8/7/2009 6:59:53 AM

Ohio

I use Daconil(for everything practicaly,,lol), paint it on from the bottle, it will stops it pretty quick once it dries.

8/7/2009 7:49:57 AM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

Thanks for the advice. I will try the caconil, if the rain stops this evening. Maybe if it rains too much the leak will prevent a blowout.

8/7/2009 8:05:23 AM

Northern Cambria, Pa.

Wipe it dry with a paper towel then quickly drip hot wax from a candle on the cut part. Make the cut at a slight angle facing up so you can drip on the wax easier. It will slow way down or in most cases stop completely.

8/7/2009 8:53:31 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

I've been using sulphur powder for years and it works great. It also mixes nicely into a paste with a little water added.

8/7/2009 12:17:24 PM

Ohio

Iowegain, I like Larry's idea better, espically if its a a real big thick vine, or a main vine.

8/7/2009 6:16:18 PM