Re: you are correct sir!!
hi rocky. very good to hear from you and ditto your words about posting.
thanks for your insight into your loss. i think the weather patterens have
caused many strange growing problems.but dont lose the phone number for that
fork lift. with a early start on preparing the soil you will need it next
year! have a great day. lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
To: <Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES5.bankofny.com>; <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: you are correct sir!!
> Scott,
> Yes, it is true. I lost my biggest one. The stats were not huge huge,
like
> som on this list, but were getting respectable for the lists standards. My
last
> measurement was 129/73/73=275"OTT. This is borderline 500 pounds. My
thoeries
> on the loss are as follows, and I think this is possible to be happening
with
> alot of growers out there.
> 1. Drought conditions are tough. Even with watering on a daily basis, the
> fertilization process plays an important role in the growth of an AG. My
belief
> about the loss of my AG in 1999 is this.
> 2. The fertilizer porgram I had been using was basic, 15-30-15 for the
first 60
> days or until fruit sets, the switch to 20-20-20 until mid to late august,
> where the push for potasium is picked up. Without day long rains once or
twice
> a month to give the soil a complete drench, not all of the fertilzer would
> leach into the soil and reach te base of the roots. My story gets
interesting
> here.
> 3. I believe that when we got our first 2 days of all day rain for a great
deep
> drenching, (our first since the season began) , the feritlizer had been
> absorbed by the plant, but without all the rain, alot of it laid in the
soil
> waiting for something like this drench. Well, we got the huge rains and it
had
> to sort of activate the dormant fertilizers that were laying deeper than
the
> water usually leached with my daily watering, and possibly kicked the
plant in
> the ass and got it to promote a growth psurt that killed my pumpkin. My
theory
> is backed by the fact that I was only getting 1 inch a day in
circumference,
> and the two days following the rain, I went from 121" to 124. then to 127,
then
> to 129.......... Tell me, what do you think? I assume that during drought
> conditions, lower fertilization rates are going to be a necessity,
especially
> with the heavy propgrams of fertilzers we use. Oh well, It is back to the
> drawing board for 2000. Good luck this year..
>
> By the way, it is info like this that stimulates this list, creates
informative
> conversation, intelectual debates, and most of all, comradary between the
best
> and up and coming growers. There is no such thing as a dumb post, and if
anyone
> feels it is important enough to put pumpkins@mallorn.com ontop of thier
email
> header, it is important enough for me to read. Please dont infringe on
someones
> 1st amendment by telling them what they must include, what they cant
include,
> and most of all, who can and cant be on this list. Thanks to all the
supporters
> out there who emailed me privately , your emails were heartfelt, and I
> appreciate the kind words. lets talk pumpkins, even though some of us dont
have
> much left, lets focus on one thing......... FUN!!!!!!
>
> Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES5.bankofny.com wrote:
>
> > Hey rocky, what happened? Heard you lost your best. Man, sorry to hear
> > that. I don't know if you want to share the info, but if you feel like
it,
> > my emails always open.
> >
> > scott
>
> --
> ***Rocky Rockwell***
>
> http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
>
> "Woodchuck - The Other White Meat"
>
>
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