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Upa Creek, MO

This is a new one for me, but smack dab in between 2 nodes on the main was a 3 inch brown spot and a small split. It almost looked like vine borers without the frass. I don't recall any issues when staking that area down and eventually burying adjacent nodes. I scraped\cut away the brown area and have a fan on it. What's an aggressive treatment to combat this? Paint daconil?

All suggestions appreciated - thanks

6/25/2016 10:48:43 PM

Australia eastcoastcitrus@hotmail.com

i get that usually cut it away and cover it with a big enough piece of coreflute realestate sign to keep the rain off and paint it with fungicide but keeping it dry seems the main part here usually lift it a little bit off the ground also

6/26/2016 5:07:19 AM

Muddy Waters

are you having wet season? or watering heavy?

6/26/2016 7:10:29 AM

Partlow,Va

This is a common problem for me in wet periods. I scrape, spray with hydrogen peroxide,air/pat dry some,sulfer it and add a fan. Maybe trim a leaf for some sun.

6/26/2016 9:55:30 AM

Partlow,Va

On second thought...the sulfer may not be needed if you get all the brown off and it would be better to not to sulfer it

6/26/2016 9:59:51 AM

Omaha, Ne.

scrape tent and fan. good luck

6/26/2016 12:37:49 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Thanks for replies. I've scraped, hit with peroxide and then a fungicide. Fan is on it. Is additional browning normal as long as it's not mushy after I scraped away down to green? I know it'll be good if I get the whitish scar eventually.

6/26/2016 2:41:12 PM

Upa Creek, MO

And no bubba, yesterday's rain was the first in 3 weeks.

6/26/2016 2:41:53 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

If you are watering and temperatures are hot you can get problems. We have been extra hot here and are quite a bit north of you. We are getting extra rain. I think pythium has shown up in one plant. I'm using Agri Fos and Infuse systemics to try to stop it. Surface treatment is good. Sometimes I paint on full strength Daconil on rot spots. It helps.

6/26/2016 11:38:40 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Thanks Iowa, I painted with Dac today.

Any thoughts on this (below pic)? I'd say 35% percent of the main was cut away. Should I just go with one on a health secondary or this given I get it to stop rotting? Out of room and would not be able to train anything as new main. Thanks

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=258783

6/27/2016 11:54:49 AM