pumpkins
by Belinda Adams
(Victoria Australia)
I am growing butternut pumpkins and they are. Growing to big and slitting.I do not no why.
Doug says that splitting in fruit is most often caused by a growth spurt. The fruit has been stressed by cold temperatures or water shortage and then the stressor is removed. The temperature goes up - the water starts to flow and the plant starts growing strongly again. The skin is too weak to expand as fast as the plant is growing - it splits.
So, you've either had poor weather for growing the crop (too hot or too cold) or you've had inconsistent watering.
That's the best I can do from over here. :-)
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