The Pumpkin Patch, My Pumpkins, Week 5

My Pumpkins Are Bigger Than Yours

Live from the Pumpkin Patch, [Well! almost live], it's week 5 and my pumpkins are getting bigger. This is a weekly look at crop development in our pumpkin patch. See what's going on and get some growing tips also for this week.

This week: August 20, 1997, see....

Fruit size really increasing plus some orange color starting to show.
Powdery Mildew confirmed in Columbus.
Virus on Fruit.

Let's check out how our fruit look this week.

Young fruit showing a lot of virus symptoms.

A close up of one of the fruits with virus. The red arrow points to a typical symptom of ringspots .

The variety 'Mystic starting to show some color.

Some nice small fruit with good color and virus free,

Growing Tips For This Week:

Powdery Mildew present in Columbus and probably most areas. If you have not applied powdery mildew control by now, make fungicide this week.

Section 18 for Nova 40W in OH for Powdery Mildew control

If Anthracnose is detected, spray Bravo or maneb every 7-10 days from the end of July.

Aphids: Winged aphids arriving in late July or early August often carry viruses. To prevent virus spread early, spray Thiodan or Metasystox-R to prevent virus spread. Not very effective as the virus becomes endemic in the planting. (See week 2 & 3 for examples of symptoms on leaves). It arrived right on time in our field.

Cucumber Beetles: In late sumer and as fruit get closer to mature size, beetles can feed on rinds. Scout for beetles and rind damage. MAterials for control are: Sevin XLR, Thiodan, Asana, Ambush or Pounce. Check the label or the OH Vegetable Production Guide for rates and application directions.

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Last Week


Young fruit showing a lot of virus symptoms.	A close up of one of the fruits with virus. The red arrow points to a typical symptom of ringspots .


The variety 'Mystic starting to show some color.	Some nice small fruit with good color and virus free,

	Powdery Mildew present in Columbus and probably most areas. If you have not applied powdery mildew control by now, make fungicide this week.
	Section 18 for Nova 40W in OH for Powdery Mildew control
	If Anthracnose is detected, spray Bravo or maneb every 7-10 days from the end of July.
	Aphids: Winged aphids arriving in late July or early August often carry viruses. To prevent virus spread early, spray Thiodan or Metasystox-R to prevent virus spread. Not very effective as the virus becomes endemic in the planting. (See week 2 & 3 for examples of symptoms on leaves). It arrived right on time in our field.
	Cucumber Beetles: In late sumer and as fruit get closer to mature size, beetles can feed on rinds. Scout for beetles and rind damage. MAterials for control are: Sevin XLR, Thiodan, Asana, Ambush or Pounce. Check the label or the OH Vegetable Production Guide for rates and application directions.