These mushrooms want to mangle the pumpkin
The focus is on two mushrooms that target the pumpkin during the growing season. Both have high season exactly parallel to the plants. We explain how to recognize and combat the symptoms.
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The fungus Didymella bryoniae causes gum stem disease, also known as stem blight. In summer temperatures it attacks the pumpkin and penetrates the plant through the smallest of injuries. Leaf spots and black necroses are formed. At the same time, the stalks are softened like a rubber.
- Cultivation in as dry, airy locations as possible
- before the plants generally harden for 1 week
- avoid any damage to the shell
- give only a small amount of nitrogen fertilizer
- In an extreme emergency, treat with Compo Duaxo Mushroom-Free, with the approved active ingredient difenoconazole
If a whitish fungal lawn spreads on the leaves, has
mildew slammed. Take the initiative immediately and spray the diseased plant repeatedly with the following mixture: 1 heaped spoonful of baking soda, 15 milliliters each of vegetable oil and pure curd soap.Drive away insatiable nudibranchs
They move out at night and eat pumpkin plants with great appetite. We are talking about the ubiquitous Nudibranchs. With a good dose of perseverance, you can get rid of the plague:
- create walking barriers around every plant made of wood shavings, Grit(€ 49.99 at Amazon *) or coarse-grained sand
- Rebuilding the pumpkin with a snail fence
- Coffee grounds are highly toxic to mollusks
- Indian in the garden Ducks or settle chickens
- Attract predators such as birds or hedgehogs
The combination of a snail fence and a beer trap has proven to be extremely effective. Place throughout season a bowl filled with old beer within the fenced area. Snails cannot resist this temptation. You fall in and drown.
A beer trap without a snail fence is strongly discouraged at this point. The snails from all over the neighborhood will be arriving in droves.
Tips & Tricks
If a rainy summer threatens, the pressure of infestation by fungal diseases and moisture-loving pests of all kinds increases disproportionately. In this case, protect your magnificent pumpkin with a simple superstructure, as is known from tomato cultivation.