Thanks! I use Bravo Weather Stick or an equivalent generic brand like Equus 720 mixed with Rally and I alternate this with Kocide 3000 which is copper, and Topsin M which is T-Methyl. You got to get it on before powdery mildew is present or it’s hard to stop. We always started in mid to late July when vines start running and small fruit have set.
@@wishwellfarms for example,in Poland many farmers grow pumpkins strictly for seeds.Combines gather pumpkins,crush them and spit out everything but seeds.Seeds are mostly used for bread baking.They are darn delicious !
@@jockmugford1457 That is far more easier said than done. I know far more farmers that grow conventionally vs organically. We've taken steps to grow chemical and pesticide free. All of our greenhouse crops are grown using organic methods. I have no desire to become certified organic, too many hoops to jump through and red tape. My customers know my growing pracitces and that's what matters to us and them. By the way, organic growers also spray, they just use organic labeled products that have been approved my OMRI. There is no such thing as none sprayed produce. We use some of these items ourselves and they work pretty well. For example, one is derived from the Chrysanthemum flower, one is neem oil extract, ect. As far as the pumpkin production goes, a majority is for asthetics and not consumed so we will continue to use conventional growning practices for them. Nearly all commercial pumpkin growers use chemicals, very difficult to grow a good crop without them. By putting a heavy cover crop of rye down before planting we can eliminate many of the herbicides required to control weeds, many are snuffed out by the rye.
I remember helping on the farm when I was a little boy, (1960)like these lads are doing
I love looking at all the pumpkins. Great views of the pumpkins. Thank you.
You bet! And you’re right pumpkins sure are pretty in the fall especially.
Those are beautiful pumpkins!
Thanks! We had a really good crop that year, I believe it was 2020.
This is the vid that got me to do my own youtube
That is so awesome to hear!
I love watching your videos. What brand of fungicide do you use to kill the powdery mildew on the pumpkins?
Thanks! I use Bravo Weather Stick or an equivalent generic brand like Equus 720 mixed with Rally and I alternate this with Kocide 3000 which is copper, and Topsin M which is T-Methyl.
You got to get it on before powdery mildew is present or it’s hard to stop. We always started in mid to late July when vines start running and small fruit have set.
Thank you for the information. I have issues with powdery mildew on my pumpkins. So this year I’m going to give that stuff a try.
It seems like a saw a video about spraying pumpkins last year. I can't seem to find it. Do you have a video on spraying pumpkins?
this is the same video...I uploaded some of my best videos to the farm channel from my other channel. I will try to do another one this summer/fall.
I tried growing an acre of organic pumpkins once upon a time....in South Carolina. It didn't go well. It's nigh impossible to grow organic pumpkins.
Indeed, that is something I would never try. There would be weeds and insects and diseases to fight all season long, I can’t even imagine!
Do you do any spraying for vine borer?
We spray fungicides and an insecticide once a week from late July through early Oct and have never had vine borer before.
do you keep pumpkin seeds for yourselves to eat , or they are too pumped up with pesticides to be consumable ?
No, they’re not too pumped up with pesticides lol, I remember eating them as a kid but been a long long time since I’ve tried some
@@wishwellfarms man,dry and slightly roasted pumpkin seeds cause addiction, you just can't stop cracking them !
@@wishwellfarms for example,in Poland many farmers grow pumpkins strictly for seeds.Combines gather pumpkins,crush them and spit out everything but seeds.Seeds are mostly used for bread baking.They are darn delicious !
@@wild_insomnia some salt and vinegar, yummy!
@@wild_insomnia very interesting!
Isn’t using sprays and pesticides really going against farmers markets?
Why don’t you go organic?
@@jockmugford1457 That is far more easier said than done. I know far more farmers that grow conventionally vs organically. We've taken steps to grow chemical and pesticide free. All of our greenhouse crops are grown using organic methods. I have no desire to become certified organic, too many hoops to jump through and red tape. My customers know my growing pracitces and that's what matters to us and them. By the way, organic growers also spray, they just use organic labeled products that have been approved my OMRI. There is no such thing as none sprayed produce. We use some of these items ourselves and they work pretty well. For example, one is derived from the Chrysanthemum flower, one is neem oil extract, ect. As far as the pumpkin production goes, a majority is for asthetics and not consumed so we will continue to use conventional growning practices for them. Nearly all commercial pumpkin growers use chemicals, very difficult to grow a good crop without them. By putting a heavy cover crop of rye down before planting we can eliminate many of the herbicides required to control weeds, many are snuffed out by the rye.