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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: John Wilkinson on May 19, 2008, 17:34

Title: Mosaic Virus?
Post by: John Wilkinson on May 19, 2008, 17:34

Hi All,

I'm very new to the forum but I hope someone can point me in the right direction. I have recently planted out some Pumpkin varieties (last week) but the "Musquee de Provence" seem to have something wrong with them. The larger leaves have a white thread follwing the veins in the leaves and they are starting to split. :(  I'm not sure but it looks like the Mozaic virus. :cry:  However, the plant itself still looks OK ie the stem seems to be growing. I could be wrong but I just can't find much information on it or what it looks like to be able to compare.

I have done all the right things like putting in lots of compost into the ground beforehand etc

Has anybody else had this and what should I do?

Title: Mosaic Virus?
Post by: Yorkie on May 19, 2008, 18:00

Hi John,

Welcome to the forums  :D  

I don't know the answer to your plant's problem, but doubtless someone will want to see a piccie before being certain of the answer ...

So if you can get a digital photo uploaded that will be great.

Title: Mosaic Virus?
Post by: gobs on May 19, 2008, 20:36

I don't know how this gets about so strongly and falsely. THE MOSAIC VIRUS, THE VIRUS! Sorry, there are a god knows 600 thousand million viruses out there, none of which curable and only identifiable in labs.

Other than that they are thankfully not that common as muck, if you buy good seed and your plants are not full of aphids, etc.

Don't have much to offer your query in particular, can just be sun burnt and wind damaged all the same as having some deficiency or whatever, piccie. :lol:

Compost might not be enough for them fellows. :wink: