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long Island

Can to much watering make the leaves wilt?
Can a very windy day make the leaves wilt.
Today it is very breezy here on Long Island. I have plenty of wind protection.
I don't see any signs of svb`s yet.
I don't see any little holes or entry points at leave stems.
What the hell is making my leaves start to wilt.
Its not a complete wilt, but they don't look to happy.

6/17/2010 12:16:50 PM

Fresno, CA

Must be heat. Try a little water and see if it perks back up - then you'll know it's heat stress.

6/17/2010 2:58:02 PM

Milky Way

If you watered the leaves to much and they did nit try fast, the leaves get downy medew.

6/17/2010 3:43:42 PM

long Island

As soon as it got dark the leaves perked back up.
I don't see any signs of downy mildew, but i`m not sure what to look for.
Tomorrow is supposed to be 90 degrees. I will be sure to water early in the morning and see what happens.

6/17/2010 10:36:45 PM

Fresno, CA

If the leaves perked up once it got dark its definitely heat. You can manually mist the plant a couple times a day if you are at home during the afternoon, or set up misters on a timer. Or you can set up a shade cloth canopy.

6/17/2010 11:01:27 PM

long Island

Like I said, today it was close to 90 degrees. The plant looked much better today than it did yesterday. Maybe its the extra water that I gave it in the past 24 hours.

I do however seem to have one problem leaf. It is located in the middle of the main vine. The plant is only about 6 feet long right now. This one leaf continues to wilt a little bit despite the extra water. the rest of the leaves look fine.

Why would this one leaf be having such a bad time?
I can see no evidence of pests, bugs, or disease.
The leaf does not wilt all the way, it just doesn't look as happy as all the other ones.

6/18/2010 4:09:02 PM

Ohio

check the stump and main vine good and make sure it isnt getting soft, I had a plant do this and it wasnt good. I hope yours isnt the same thing but just throwing a idea of what it might be.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=53790

6/18/2010 9:58:04 PM