RE: What do baby pumpkins eat?
- Subject: RE: What do baby pumpkins eat?
- From: M* C*
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:55:55 -0700
When they get big enough, anything they want. Seiously though, right after
setting fruit
you are probably best off with a balanced formula of a water soluble
fertilizer like a 20-20-20
or one of the fish and seaweed type liquids. That is my preference at this
stage for the plants.
Later, once they've started to put on some size you can go with a supplement
with higher potassium.
Once a week should be good, make sure they're getting plenty of water as
well. Kill the slugs and
snails they will eat the baby pumpkins if they have a chance when they're
small.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jane Sealy [SMTP:mballet@connect.ie]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:40 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: What do baby pumpkins eat?
>
> Well group I have done it. At last I have one or two baby pumkins on each
> plant.
> The babies are the size of tennis balls and growing fast. What do they
> need?
> Please bear in mind that my first sight of a pumpkin plant was when they
> germinated for me his season. Another daft question is about the growing
> tips of the vines. The tips are now nearly out of my garden and need to be
> halted but how? Do I sever the tip or bury it? Turning the tip round is
> not
> an option since the main plants are about four feet apart and the vines
> all
> run across the garden. The main vines are about thirty feet long and in
> beautiful condition with the only wildlife being slugs and snails. Aphids
> do not seem to be a problem as yet. Any advice would be gratefully
> received
> and acted upon.
>
>
> Good Growing to all
>
> Jane
>
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