B & J wrote:

"TOM KAN PA" wrote in message
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Every pumpkin I got this year turned white and mushy in various stages of
growth. From one as big as a basket ball down to one the size of a soft
ball. I
know they need water, but I guess they got too much this year.

Don't think you're the Lone Ranger, Tom. My nephew in Illinois who
ordinarily raises a big patch of pumpkins that he allows the local school
kids to raid just before Halloween is giving up raising for them the next
couple of years. The borers started in his patch last year by wiping out
some but killed all of them this year. When he called me earlier asking with
to do about borers, I told him that I stopped the borer by wrapping the base
stems with foil along with spreading diatomaceous earth around the base. Of
course, that's almost impossible to do in a large patch unless it's your
only job.

Does anyone know another method of deterring or destroying borers?

John

Open the stem lengthwise with a razor blade and pull out the borer. Plant
something else next year.