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Tx

Well my one plant has several pumpkins two are cantaloupe size, but with all the rain here I have been seeing powdery spots and lots of yellowing leaves, noe are where the pumpkins are. went to the feed store and the guy said make a tea of garlic and baking powder and spray, but with the rain I haven't been able to spray the plant. guess I will lose my pumpkins. Boo Hoo..... help

7/27/2007 1:18:53 AM

Tx

sorry, that's baking soda--not powder that I used. hope it works.

7/27/2007 11:21:45 PM

Midwest

You have to act quickly. When the rain stops, get out and spray a 10% milk solution to the entire plant, upper and lower leaf surfaces. Don't give in! You have lots of time left in this season especially since you have pumpkins set. Keep up with the milk spray every 7 days until the end of the season.
Greg

7/28/2007 1:31:32 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Use myclobutanil. Its in immmunox. Its a systemic so all you need is 2 hours after a spray to soak in and then let it rain as much as you want. I did one plant two nights ago, rain 2.5 hours after, and one last night with no rain to follow. Skies are clear now, but it doesnt matter. They are protected.

If you PM is bad, you may want to try daconil (chlorothalonil) as it is quite potent, though myclo is supposed to be a curative as well as a preventative.

7/28/2007 10:18:03 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Oh, I know milk is supposed to work well, but that may only be as a preventative. If you have it already, I dont know if I would trust it. For the time I spend in the patch......bring on the chemicals if it will ensure a safe passage through to October.

7/28/2007 10:19:10 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

1 tbsp per gallon of immunox.

7/28/2007 10:19:31 AM