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Subject: daytime wilting
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thefunnydad |
Mineral Virginia
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All of my leaves are wilting during the day, big time. Any remedy other than misting, which I cannot do practically this season? I'm going to try and post a picture to my diary of this condition in the next couple of days. Temps have been near 100 all week, but it happens anytime temp is in 90's.
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7/5/2002 2:24:14 PM
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Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
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If you read the posts some of the plants are heat tolerant but not much you can do over a hundred...
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7/5/2002 3:28:43 PM
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Bruiser |
Herndon, VA
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Bury the vines to encourage development of the tap roots. Keep the plant well watered and possibly try mulching to retain moisture. The downside to mulching is that it provides a hiding place for bugs, and for southern growers may increase your chances of molds/mildew. Then again, you need to stop the wilting if you wnat to grow a giant.
Bruiser
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7/5/2002 4:33:16 PM
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randy(2) |
walton n.y.
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try some shade cloth along with watering as much as possible and burying the vines as bruiser said there are +'s and -'s to mulching but a wilting plant isn't a growing plant
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7/6/2002 2:02:00 PM
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duff |
Topsfield, Ma.
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I always mulch and this year I've been using cheesecloth and remay tents over the ends of the primary and secondaries to keep the leaf burn to a minimum...and it's working great. The whole plant wilts a little over 90*F, but the fried leaves are now a thing of the past! Good luck!
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7/6/2002 7:29:00 PM
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duff |
Topsfield, Ma.
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To clarify...that's cheese cloth, remay, or whatever works to shade the tender new growth. Seems like the 4-8" leaves are the ones that burn up, not the tips of the vine or the older growth leaves !
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7/6/2002 7:33:03 PM
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Steveman |
colorado
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It could be do to fertilizer. If too much nitrogen is applied, wilting can occur, but if you are in the fruit stage, then you should definitely apply more potassium!!
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7/6/2002 8:25:57 PM
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