"jab" wrote in message ...
I posted earlier about all my pumpkins and winter squashes rotting from the
inside and was informed it was a fungus. I have also read about this
problem in the newspaper where it was rampant in the mid-west this year. We
had to buy three pumpkins from the supermarket to replace mine and they too
have rotted from the inside.

My questions a Is it safe to put these rotten pumpkins in the compost
or should I discard them in the woods on my property? And what precautions
should I take for next year to prevent another occurrence? Right now I'm
thinking of not growing any next year to break the cycle. Also, do the
abundant squash bugs (not the vine borer) play a roll in transmitting the
fungus?

JAB

When you spoke to your local cooperative extension, what did they say about
this? Since the fungus also affects commercial crops, someone must know the
specific type of fungus.