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In The Patch (Cambridge, Ohio)

I have a pumpkin going right now that is about 11 days old that cracked or more like tore on the blossum end somewhere around day 5 and was leaking clear jelly type stuff. It has seamingly healed. How comfortable would some of you who have grown for a few years be with letting this pumpkin continue? This pumpkin has a real nice shape and long stem compared to what I have been seeing on this plant and I would kind of like to keep this one. The tear was pretty small and looks healed up good but am just concerned about that being a week spot and coming back to bite me later. Have any of you done ok in this situation or even had this situation and it caused a problem later on in the growth of the pumpkin? Thanks for any and all input.
AW

7/23/2007 9:05:21 PM

In The Patch (Cambridge, Ohio)

Based on this photo it would be outside the white circle on the blossum not like this one.

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=53308

Basically it was just a little tear that leaked for about a day and did not leak much. The pumpkin seems to be growing nicely and is healed and am basically just wondering in I am in for trouble down the road with this.

I borrowed this link from the post below this one and hope that is ok. Thanks
AW

7/23/2007 9:43:17 PM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

I say let her grow, should be ok

7/23/2007 9:58:55 PM

In The Patch (Cambridge, Ohio)

Thanks Gary for the reply. I still have it on and it is picking up size so hopefully it will be ok.

7/26/2007 7:27:38 AM