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Sam H

East Sussex, UK

I had to cut the blossom off my 10 DAP fruit as it would not stop weeping. Obviously, it continues to ooze liquid like a firehose now that I have cut it. Any suggestions? Is there any hope for this one? Anyone had to snap a blossom off so early?

6/30/2025 6:57:54 AM

Kevin_M

Mission Viejo, CA

Have you been using any fans to keep it dry?

6/30/2025 2:59:00 PM

Big T Hoff

Hadley Ny

Swap the end with vaseline..it dont take much but will stop leakage and act as a fungal also used it several times last year on mains,,if it leaks thru in spots just add more

[Last edit: 06/30/25 4:16:17 PM]

6/30/2025 4:14:35 PM

Big T Hoff

Hadley Ny

Why did you have to cut Blossom end off? Never heard of that?

6/30/2025 4:30:05 PM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

The 50/50 sulfer/calcium hydroxide mix seems to stop bleeding and should be antiseptic. Chemically its just the ingredients for gypsum, mildly irritating ingredients but non toxic, I think.

6/30/2025 4:32:19 PM

Big T Hoff

Hadley Ny

maybe to much water intake??

6/30/2025 5:03:59 PM

pumpkinpal2

Syracuse, NY

I stepped on one of my blossom ends once, lol, butt I would not have traded circumstances. eg

6/30/2025 10:19:46 PM

Sam H

East Sussex, UK

Thanks. I had a cloth cover over the entire pumpkin and when I checked in the morning there was furry mold growing on the blossom (lack of air movement under the cloth?). I scraped it for a few days in a row and dusted with sulfur but the rot seemed to keep going deeper. Now that I have cut it off, it seems to have dried up. I had one go mushy a few years ago and thought it was game over, but after I snapped it off it recovered just fine. Fingers crossed, this one will be OK.

7/1/2025 4:04:00 AM

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