RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #82

Hey Jim,

I hate to sound like a broken record but the rate of fertilizer is a valid
concern. Not the frequency, but the rate. High potassium fertilizer can
cause early maturation in some cases but....

Your weblog offers recent grown gains. Maybe the tape slipped?

A greater concern to me is the yellowing of the newest growth. I would check
for mites on the older leaves & possibly a tissue nutrient test of only the
newest leaves.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA Director Emeritus
GPC Executive Committee


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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jim
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:52 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #82

I have blogged all my progress at http:blog.acker1.com.  There is a page a
few blogs back with all the current measurements.  The fruit is currently
about a month old or so.  The last measurements was yesterday the
circumference was 83, the stem to flower was 54 and the side to side was 60,
giving us 197 total inches and a weight per the chart of approx. 169 pounds.
That was only 7 pounds over the last measurement 48 hours prior, or an
average of 3.5 pounds a day. 

I've only been giving it fertilizer once a week. 


JIM 

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Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #82


pumpkins DIGEST         Sunday, August 9 2009         Volume 01 : Number 082



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        Slow grower
        RE: Slow grower

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Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 19:53:11 -0700
From: "Jim" <Jimfire@Jps.Net>
Subject: Slow grower

Hmmm.

My subject title is in reference to the pumpkin, not me.  Although, it could
describe both of us. 

My daily measurements are giving me an estimated growth of about 5 to 6
pounds.  Yawn. 

I'm fertilizing it, watering it and generally doing all I can, but the daily
growwth has slowed from a peak of about 14 pounds a day to just about 5.
Everything looks healthy.  The vines look great.  The leaves look strong.
All looks perfect except that the dang pumpkin is just not growing very
quickly.  My fertilizer has been a 0-10-10 which I've been giving every week
or more often. The whole plant also gets a miracle grow "nursery formula"
every few weeks or so.  

Any thoughs on what might make this pumpkin any happier? 


JIM
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:20:32 -0400
From: Stephen Jepsen <ctpumpkin@optonline.net>
Subject: RE: Slow grower

We need some additional information.
How many days old is the pumpkin?
What is the total estimated weight? 
Is the fruit cantalouping already?
The fertilizer analysis is less important than the rate. 
Using high potash fertilizer too heavily can blow the pumpkin up or even
shut down growth.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA
GPC Executive Committee

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jim
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 10:53 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Slow grower

Hmmm.

My subject title is in reference to the pumpkin, not me.  Although, it could
describe both of us. 

My daily measurements are giving me an estimated growth of about 5 to 6
pounds.  Yawn. 

I'm fertilizing it, watering it and generally doing all I can, but the daily
growwth has slowed from a peak of about 14 pounds a day to just about 5.
Everything looks healthy.  The vines look great.  The leaves look strong.
All looks perfect except that the dang pumpkin is just not growing very
quickly.  My fertilizer has been a 0-10-10 which I've been giving every week
or more often. The whole plant also gets a miracle grow "nursery formula"
every few weeks or so.  

Any thoughs on what might make this pumpkin any happier? 


JIM

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