| Pests, Diseases and Other Problems 
 
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          | Subject:  What causes a pumpkin to split   ( blow up)? 
 
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          | From | Location | Message | Date Posted | 
		
            | UpperPineRunner | Linden,PA | I'm a new grower and have a friend growing. They had one blow up actually split in four pieces. Good fertility in patch. They are dairy farmers. Any thoughts or tips?  | 7/21/2008 10:29:16 AM | 
		
            | Big Kahuna 26 | Ontario, Canada. | Excessive photoassimilate carbohydrates which are produced in the leaves and sent to the fruit and a lack of Calcium in the blossom end of the fruit. | 7/21/2008 4:04:08 PM | 
		
            | Tremor | [email protected] | English translation: They often explode if they grow too fast. | 7/21/2008 10:29:52 PM | 
		
            | Tremor | [email protected] | English translation: They often explode if they grow too fast. | 7/21/2008 10:29:56 PM | 
		
        
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