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Upa Creek, MO

Sorry to ask, but I was am hoping someone can help me diagnose what my plant has. I attached 2 links to pics and thanks for any help.

I do have mild powdery mildew up towards the stump, and I have been spraying contact and systemic fungicides (maybe too much)

Symptoms:

1) most new leaves or tertiary vines I am trying to grow have the leaves crinkle up when real small and dark green like foil would, and some just yellow up and don't grow and are non symetrical.

2)some leaves, mostly around the PM and especially new ones that actually do grow, have become real flimsy and have yellow blotches much worse than the below pic.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=139685

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=139686

7/20/2010 9:10:46 PM

Upa Creek, MO

I have been searching the archives on here and I think I have been over fertilizing especially foliar feeding with neptunes fish and seaweed up to 3 times a week. I found the below from 2000 which explains all my wrinkled leaves and some that grow only on one side all crinkled up.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=383

7/20/2010 9:52:45 PM

Pleasant Hill, Or

You have a few problems Luke. Your biggest concern is the Powdery Mildew outbreak. Unless you get that under control, the rest won't matter. You need to hit it hard with the strong stuff, and probably more than once by the looks of the few leafs I can see in your photo's.

The crinkly leafs looks like Nitrogen bloat to me. Remember more isn't better. You are applying three times more Neptunes than you should.

Thad

7/21/2010 1:31:56 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Thanks Thad, I had gourdes planted on a trellis and along the fence surrounding my giant. I preach about airflow, but yet, I did not practice. It was way too crowded and I removed the gourdes completely. I also got rid of many of the weaker yellow and spotted leaves up top. Hopefully it will stop raining for a day so I can restart the fungicide program.

7/21/2010 6:55:31 AM