Re: Slow grower
- Subject: Re: Slow grower
- From: D* S* <d*@ultraplix.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:22:34 -0700
Jim wrote:
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?
Lots of roots and water. Bury side vines so they root faster. Growth
is proportional to
water uptake. Water uptake is proportional to how many roots the entire
plant has.
The more roots the plant has the more water it can suck up in a given day.
A pumpkin growth rate is dependent entirely on the amount of water it
can get into the
pumpkin each day. The pumpkin weight is 98% water. Gotta have as many
roots as
possible.
DRS
JIM
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