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Colorado

That looks familiar.
https://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340849

9/22/2025 11:12:50 PM

Colorado

https://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340817

Yah it sucks. One way to tell early if you have it is to stick a cut stem in water and if you see clearish white goo come out it's infected.

9/22/2025 11:16:42 PM

Grittyville, WA

Many possible host trees around my place. This probably explains some of my trouble with growing potatoes, dahlias, etc. Its in the pumpkin vines too, I think. The only safe mulch to use would be purely conifer based. (Read below. Other things work, too.) There must be a nutritional solution but I havent found it yet. Update: a found a source that points out many good ways to reduce spores most of which should already be familiar to pumpkin and tomato growers (all the amendment/ soil enhancement/ cover crop stuff that we already know works). Except this one you havent heard of... broccoli stalks are good. Eat your broccoli, soil...

A cover crop of kale... is now officially a good idea.

[Last edit: 09/23/25 12:56:31 AM]

9/23/2025 12:28:37 AM