RE: Yellow Plants
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Yellow Plants
- From: M* C*
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:50:36 -0800
Bill,
There are four things I can think of that can cause yellowing in leaves.
The first as you noted is insufficient nitrogen. Application of a readily
absorbed water soluble fertilizer should take care of that. The others are
a defieciency in either iron or magnesium. Those can be fixed with either
an application of a chelated iron solution, or for magnesium, epsom salts.
The last one would be mosaic virus. This also causes other problems and
there is no fix for that one. Yes these plants are very heavy feeders and
the nitrogen dropoff is the most likely culprit.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BILL J. SADOWSKI [SMTP:BSADOWSKI@CompuServe.COM]
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 9:12 PM
> To: pumpkin growers
> Subject: Yellow Plants
>
> Hello, question.....
> Last year I experienced something strange. I had a few very strong,
> green,
> pumpkin vines growing. As soon as the first fruit appeared (10-20 lb
> pumpkin starting to grow) the vine stem started to yellow streak and the
> leaves started to yellow. Is it possible the plants were absorbing
> nitrogen at a phenominal rate? I tested the soil and noticed my soil
> nitrogen dropped off. Why? From one extreme to another?
>
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