Re: Tendencies to split
- Subject: Re: Tendencies to split
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 09:14:54 PDT
well you say squash, is it an Ag. also, it sounds like a fluke to me. But
to make sure, how often do you fertilize with miricle grow and do you only
use the recomended amount and does it all go to the main root or do you
foliar feed also?
>From: LIpumpkin@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Tendencies to split
>Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 09:55:38 EDT
>
> I watered w/miracle grow last night and this morning I have a squash
>split
>wide open.The split is 2 inches off the blossom end and perpendicular to
>the
>way the ribs will eventually run...(kinda like a golfball hit once by
>me).The
>fruit was honeydue sized .I did not water excessively(or so I
>think/thought).Temperatures are warm here with high humidity..low 90's this
>afternoon. I never had a fruit split...didn't expect this..at least not
>this early and w/such little watering last night.I am quite concerned.Is
>this
>something I can expect on all of the fruit or more likely a fluke...does
>this
>sound like a problem plant?What can I do to avoid this in the future? This
>was a side vine fruit on the left side of the plant...have 5 other fruits
>set
>on side vines on the opposite side -no problems with them (yet)....this may
>be a strong candidate for shock absorber pumpkins........HELP ME
>PLEASE.....GlennA
>
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