Re: I believe there is another unknown factor at work too.
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: I believe there is another unknown factor at work too.
- From: V* B*
- Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 18:20:40 -0800
- References: <4e180c88.36b637bb@aol.com>
> I believe there is another unknown factor at work too.
>
> I feel that growers starting with new soil will have the best results between
> 4-10 years of planting Pumpkins there.
>
> People with established good garden soil that hasn't grown AG's will have the
> best results between 2-10 years.
>
> I believe AG's take something out of the soil that does not show up in soil
> tests. After ten years a decline will be seen if the missing ingredients are
> not replaced ether because the grower knows how to do this or hits on it by
> accident. Well, that's theory based on research over the last 3 years on this
> subject. Hopefully I have hit on something and will get out of this rut in
> the next 2 years. Last year was the first time I broke 500, (602), since my
> 641 in 93, 553 in 92 and 617 in 91. I will using additives to help reverse
> this in 99 along with a tester in MA and one in Australia. The person in
> Australia doesn't have access to one of the ingredients though. (An
> experimental Organic fertilizer I've been testing.) I used some of these
> additives in 98 at lower levels than I will be this year. Hope it works!
>
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George do you add leaves to your patch? Is it possible that trees tap into new
reserves in the soil as there roots travel in search of nutrients ....and by
adding them you can replenish all kinds minerals . So if you think something is
taken out by AG do you compost the plants and pumpkins to add back in.??
Come on big guy ,what's your hunch??.................MB
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