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Ray, North Dakota

Is about an inch wide and 1.5 inches deep. I cannot smell anything rotten, but the moisture I get out of the hole looks almost like curdled milk. I stuffed it with sulpher powder, and clean it out every day and stuff it again. The pumpkin still is growing, so will this heal or continue to crack to the cavity?

8/30/2006 12:45:59 PM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Could go either way. Continue what you are doing. Keep it dry and keep the fungicide on it. Remember the stem end flesh is very thick so it is possible to have a pretty deep split that does not go into the cavity. But keeping rot out of it is essential.

Good luck, I have the same happening to my fruit right now.
Frank

8/30/2006 2:48:15 PM

Ray, North Dakota

I am still have around 20 lb gains daily, so that could explain it. But, it won't make the week at this rate.

8/30/2006 3:35:39 PM

Newcastle England

jesus herbie,i hope you know your on big pumpkins.com,not 911 fnd me a doctor,ha ha ha

8/30/2006 3:37:23 PM

Ray, North Dakota

What do you mean? Just a question fulla.

8/30/2006 4:06:00 PM

Newcastle England

no offence herbie,it just shows the difference in usa humour and english.over here your post is hilarious because of what different words represent,basically to the normal english person. it could come across as you have the most terrible ailment,you say tomatos we say tomatoes,you say fanny we say arse.all the best peter.

8/30/2006 4:48:20 PM

SF Bay Area, California

Yah... I have a hole in my stem end too, but I don't like to talk about it...

8/30/2006 6:13:29 PM

Simi valley, ca

I thought it was over for my 1124 hester with split but its been over 35 days & can now see that it doesent go into the pumpkin cavity ,

8/30/2006 7:22:57 PM