From Kim Lowther, Chair Grounds and Natural Connections
Hi Garden Buddies!
This is a call to arms for our pumpkin patch! Unfortunately it’s not as simple as weeds—we have a powdery mildew situation which is very common and very difficult to get rid of on pumpkin plants. Currently we have 23 pumpkins that are fist size or better and have a fighting chance but if we continue to lose leaf cover on the vines to rot we won’t grow any more pumpkins. So here is the plan.
I did some research on an organic gardening web forum,
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/organic/msg072039386315.html, where I found a "baking soda method" and a "milk method" to treat all the vines (every bed has this problem). I will try both methods! If you have any other suggestions please send them my way.
I’ll try to keep the plants alive so the kids starting school can at least see all the pumpkins that we grew. However, if the pumpkins start to rot I will pick them and keep them dry at my house then, perhaps we can display them in the display case at Terrasest’s entrance when the kids come back to school.
Hope every one is enjoying the last vestiges of summer!!
Hi Garden Buddies!
This is a call to arms for our pumpkin patch! Unfortunately it’s not as simple as weeds—we have a powdery mildew situation which is very common and very difficult to get rid of on pumpkin plants. Currently we have 23 pumpkins that are fist size or better and have a fighting chance but if we continue to lose leaf cover on the vines to rot we won’t grow any more pumpkins. So here is the plan.
I did some research on an organic gardening web forum,
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/organic/msg072039386315.html, where I found a "baking soda method" and a "milk method" to treat all the vines (every bed has this problem). I will try both methods! If you have any other suggestions please send them my way.
I’ll try to keep the plants alive so the kids starting school can at least see all the pumpkins that we grew. However, if the pumpkins start to rot I will pick them and keep them dry at my house then, perhaps we can display them in the display case at Terrasest’s entrance when the kids come back to school.
Hope every one is enjoying the last vestiges of summer!!
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