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Long Island,New York

I'm just curious why alot of the new growers cut off 98% good leaves because of a speckle of powdery mildew? I see an aweful lot of posts about "I cut off every leaf that showed signs of mildew". Doesn't make sense to me...just treat the spots...95% of the leaf is still good...is it a psychological thing where you just can't stand to see it so you cut it off? Heck, I could understand that...I ripped out a whole plant out of frustration mostly...the fruit would have survived, but every time I looked in that area all I saw was wilting sidevines...Why do you remove almost perfectly good leaves???

8/21/2005 2:25:35 PM

Wv

i know i do not remove leaves unless they are showing signs of advanced looking pm damage. i just treat them accordingly.

8/21/2005 3:41:44 PM

addison Il

i cut off the leaves only becasue im new at this and thought that was a way to stop it next yr i will work on preventing it rather then the hack job method lol

8/21/2005 3:53:43 PM

Leamington, Ont.

It might actually help some growers by removing some leaves...There's alot of over-crowding going on. I'm an overcrowder, only cause there's a lack of room. Let the plants breathe!!! Good circulation would help prevent PM in the first place.

8/21/2005 4:23:19 PM

Rhode Island

powdery mildew is a slow death
unless you have a major outbreak it will not take your plant or pumpkin out of the race

as long as the temp is 85 or below one good spray of anything with copper in it ( we use koside ), should clear it up

8/21/2005 10:31:25 PM