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Sunday, June 29, 2025 Fattires Winchester, Ohio

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Well I think the 2196 Zappa is succumbing to bacterial wilt. I failed to control cucumber beetles earlier in the season.
Wilting during the day, mostly recovering at night, seeming to effect more and more of the plant moving towards the stump, a couple secondaries have completely died.
Lessons learned here are more frequent application of Talstar is likely needed with the frequent rainfall we have had and I don't know how well the granular imidicloprid I used worked. I also found that weeds surrounding the patch seemed to host the cucumber beetles to some extent.
Unfortunately I feel like this was my best shot a a big pumpkin. Planning to pull the plant and burn it.
 



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