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Ct

Have a small split in the stem on one pumpkin - should I dry it as best as I can and fill it in wit captan paste??

8/14/2009 3:21:32 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Is the split into the pumpkin or only on the stem? Straight Daconil out of the bottle painted on/in the split works better. Try to keep the area dry until the daconil dries and the split begins to heal. Captan paste just never seems to dry.

8/14/2009 4:36:53 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

If you can keep the stem dry it might be best to treat it with a dry material such as sulfur or captan. I've used Daconil (flowable) with good results too.

8/14/2009 6:02:21 PM

Ct

the split is just on the stem, hopefully it won't expand any further.

8/15/2009 4:33:14 AM

Keizer, OR

I have used Captan with good results. Just make a paste and let it air dry. Usually in less then two days it seems to seal off and allow split to semi heal.

9/12/2009 1:47:24 AM