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Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

When the pictures get posted, I'd like you guys to take a look at a problem that has developed on both of my plants. I went thru Matt Debacco's powerpoint and it looks like Nitrogen bloat, but the brown spots and graying area's look like something else. I have only done 2 gallons of Azos as directed, a couple of 9-19-9 drench applications of 2 gallons and a couple 10-8-8 liquid drench applications of 2 gallons each over the last 2 1/2 weeks. Any help would be appreciated, I may have a lot more time to do things other than grow pumpkins this summer.

6/2/2015 6:07:24 PM

Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

Well, I just read another site that describes the sypmtoms as Nitrogen deficiency...what fun we have..

6/2/2015 6:14:21 PM

Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

Nitrogen Deficiency:
Low vine vigour
Foliage turns pale green then yellow
Young shoots, petioles, and cluster stems become pink or red
Shoot growth is greatly reduced
Sometimes light brown islands of dead tissue appear between the main veins of the basal leaves, and in extreme cases the leaf blades may wilt and abscise

6/2/2015 6:16:53 PM

any fungicide or insecticide used bill?

6/2/2015 8:32:57 PM

Bristol, ME (stunner906@roadrunner.com)

None yet Don.

6/2/2015 8:48:05 PM

Waterville, Ohio

Stunner, don't apply any more N. I doubt you're deficient, but excessive. I'm curious if the Azos can throw off typical feeding programs.
Your leaves would not look or be that size without an abundance of nitrogen.
Your season will be fine, just nix the drenches.

6/2/2015 10:49:02 PM

Glosta

the lumpiness of the leaves kinda points towards some sorta mosaic virus.

6/3/2015 1:34:50 PM

Central Minnesota

My opinion is you are looking to closely at your leaves. I would guess your roots hit the cold soil outside your soil heating cables. I agree, you are most likely fine on Nitrogen and may have excess once all your soil warms up.

6/3/2015 4:14:49 PM