Re: Boron
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Boron
- From: J* F* <b*@bright.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:27:33 -0500
>Anybody know what level Pumpkin's like? Normal Soil Range is 0.1 - 2.0 mine
>is 0.5. Not sure where Pumpkins like to be in that range. I'm going to bring
>it up some with my Murate Of Potash that has a trace (1/4 %) of Boron.
>
>George
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This may not be what you're looking for but according to Biology and
Utilization of Cucurbitaceae, boron at 3.5ppm caused more female flowers to
form in members of the cucurbit family. Interesting, although it said
nothing of prefered soil concentrations.
John
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