Re: Blossom End Rot !!!!!!!!
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- Subject: Re: Blossom End Rot !!!!!!!!
- From: S* D*
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:25:27 +1100
Hello folks,
Last season I used an elevated patch but the soil had a lot of very fine
clay particles and the soil appeared gluggly. One of my fruit got blossom
end rot so I think the comments make sense, except elevating the patch does
not always help in improving drainage.
I have added a couple of bags of gypsum to the soil and it seems to have
improved the dranage dramatically. I also added a dose of Calcium Nitrate
and so far this season there is no sign of rot.
Stewart
Canberra Aust
the nation's capital
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: res <res@colfax.com>
To: Pumkin List <Pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Sunday, 7 February 1999 5:21
Subject: Blossom End Rot !!!!!!!!
I have to attend 15 hrs of class each year to keep my spray license. One
of the speakers this year was a Phd in plant Physiology talking about roots
and their importance to the plants. She said that they have determined
blossom rot, in pumpkins and squash, is caused when the plant is made
susceptible to the rot by the inability to take in calcium. It may be a
lack of calcium in the soil, but most of the time it is excess soil
moisture or humidity. If possible elevate the planting sites so there is
drainage. I had the thought that adding calcium to the leaf feeding might
also help. Roger
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