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Drewski_(5b (Milw, WI))

The goal is to have at least 1 pumpkin be harvested before it starts gettin cold. I doubt we have that many 80+ degree days left in this growing zone.
And here's the thing...there are side vines/branches beginning to sprawl over the collards & watermelon & such..and clearly, we all kno that they don't intend on stoppin anytime soon. Sooo, I'm wondering if I can snip those guys off, but keep any others that aren't strangling my others w/ their tendrils..

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ltilton

Sure. Your pumpkin may not grow as large as it might otherwise, but if that's not your goal, you can go ahead and prune.

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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

Nice recent harvests everybody! Great pics!

If you want to take a look at my most recent pepper pics, click on the link below.

Thanks.

Kevin

Here is a link that might be useful: Link to my post in the hot pepper forum

This post was edited by woohooman on Thu, Aug 8, 13 at 19:28

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newyorkrita(z6b/7a LI NY)

Tom, eggplant and carrots look very good.

bsmith, those tomatoes look yummy and cukes look good too.

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foolishpleasure

I love to grow eggplants and I love more eating them. I lov them fat an plumb because I cut and fry it, boil it and add vinegar and lemon juice and diced red pepper. I pickle it too. My woman like the long skinny ones she peels the inside and stuff it with rice and ground beef. I plant the black beauty and few trees of whatsmacall it to produce the long skinny ones for stuffing. When this thing works it over produce and the trees grow huge I had to put stakes for support. Last season I had 25 huge trees and now I just ate some pickled ones from a jar.

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krissylovesplants79

Sicilian are big and plump, good for eggplant parm, grilled, fried plain, sauteed in pasta and roasted. If picked early enough the skin is usually tender, except when roasting. Asian are smaller, ideal for dicing up in pasta and other vegetable dishes, good on cabobs on grill, and sauteed in scrambled eggs or omlets since there smaller. Both could used interchangably though. Asianhave less seeds so better for people who cant digest too many seeds cause its less to take out. In the past I found I got a larger abundant of sicilian. Sicilan coukd be very seedy for people with
some digestive problems.

This post was edited by krissylovesplants79 on Wed, Aug 7, 13 at 15:34

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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)

Pruning generally won't kill or cause disease. Powdery mildew is tough to control once it's started. I use Daconil for a fungicide. I'm just not familiar with any other fungicides.

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slewi

Ok, I will try this! Can you tell this is the first time I've been able to grow a pumpkin? What should I feed and how often?

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ceth_k(11)

There is a guy named TravisE here who grew gigantic pumpkin that I think you should really have at look here at this address below:

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cornucop/msg0600431112829.html

The guy is really awesome! You should ask him about it!

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Geody

Well, with the shriveling fruits, I guess my bees just aren't getting to all of them. My plants are too crowded. So that doesn't surprise me. I was just afraid it was something new to worry about.

By losing blossoms, I guess I mean there are many, many blossoms that just bloom and then wilt and die. Also, it seems like I have an inordinate number of male blossoms in comparison to female blossoms. Maybe this is normal. I just love my squash, and I want more of it.

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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

Excess males typically indicates the plant is stressed.

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zzackey(8b GA)

I think the spots you see are just the normal coloring of the skin.

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ajpd1989

I decided to harvest it today. I think the darker spots were just a result of sun exposure, as there weren't any on the other side.

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madmantrapper(7)

Sorry folks I should have looked down a few threads. Found the answer.

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ltilton

Particularly when one plant wilts and the one next to it is still sound. So far.

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mommomsgarden(6/Jersey Girl!)

No I'm not sure what cucumber beetles are. And I water that plant a lot! I know cukes need a lot of water!

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mommomsgarden(6/Jersey Girl!)

No dogs. But yeah that's peat moss. I'm on my way home to loosen soil a little and add some mulch!

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krissylovesplants79

It could have been eaten by something like a squirl or racoon, try an all natural spray, either store bought or homeade. I fill a windex bottle with warm water, add a tbspn of hot sause, murphys soap and cayanne pepper, plray it on the fruit.

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donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)

Well, based on my gardening experience for many many years, you're getting a perfectly normal crop. I don't know why the little short chubbies appear. My guess is it has something to do with pollination. But, they do appear regularly, and, as you say, they taste just as good as the pretty ones. I wouldn't worry over much about it.

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gardener_sandy

Incomplete pollination of the female flowers will cause the oddly shaped cucumbers. A cucumber flower needs to be visited multiple times by pollinators in order to produce nicely shaped fruits.

Sandy

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bsmith717(6)

link just took me to youtube, not the specific video.

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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

Avoiding overhead watering is a key to limiting leaf diseases.

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arwen2

Since I allow my indeterminate tomatoes to sprawl, (my bad) I don't mind a bit of pruning by the dreaded tomato worms. However, I do keep a pair of scissors in the garden just to snip those suckers in half when I find them

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tishtoshnm Zone 6/NM

My favorite way to deal with them is to pick them off and feed them to the chickens. I figure they are improving the omega-3 content of the eggs. This year I stopped counting after removing 6 dozen but I am sure there are still more out there. No way that I would let that many be. If things are quiet enough, you may be able to hear them munching.

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donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)

You know, if you spend a fun day and just glean one tip, like watering the birds, it was an incredibly valuable day. Thanks for sharing!

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melikeeatplants

Sounds like a trade off, birds eat all my berries and peck at my stonefruit. Don't know if I'd want to attract more birds than I already get!

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