🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <pottedmeatproduct-2407032131280001@user-38ldu83.dialup.mindspring.com>,
dkra <pottedmeatproduct@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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>In article <ULITa.133177$H17.45260@sccrnsc02>, "Roger"
><sherryroger@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Try the power of Google, as no one seems to answer this newsgroup.
>> On the search line, enter something like:
>> common insects and diseases in pumpkin crops
>> Just keep adding qualifiers describing the symptoms until you get about a
>> dozen hits.
>> That should find something.
>> All that comes to mind to me is either powdery mildew or whitefly. You might
>> need a lens to get a better handle on what's on the leaves, other than
>> simply *white stuff*.
>> Good Luck
>
>Try [pumpkin + mildew + treatment] as a search string in Google, and
>you'll come up with lots of sites.
>
>The Sunset Western Garden Book suggests sulfur as a treatment for powdery
>mildew.  Ask your nurseryman for the best approach.

	Thanks.  I did take a leaf in and was told it was
a fungus and ending up buying a spray.  We'll see how it goes.


>How and when are you watering your plants?  It's possible that the mildew
>growth might be encouraged by (a) wetting the foliage and (b) watering in
>the evening, both of which cause the foilage to stay damp, and thereby
>encourage the mildew.  I think it's better to water the roots only, and to
>do so in the early morning, if possible.

	We have a drip system and almost always water in the morning.

>Another good place to post your questions is <http://www.gardenweb.com>;
>they have lots of discussion groups, some of them on vegetable gardening
>and California gardening.



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