RE: What do baby pumpkins eat?
- Subject: RE: What do baby pumpkins eat?
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:50:21 PDT
the slugs and snails really do eat the small ones. I had two growing on
secondary vines and I thought they were ok. The next thing I knew there was
a whole in them and a little slimmy thing inside the pumpkin. My next goal
after growing my giant pumpkin is to eliminate all snails and slugs. And
don't write me back saying they are good for something and are needed in the
ecosystem. I am just going to kill the ones in my yard and for a 10 mile
radius and the worlds ecosystem will be fine
>From: "Michalec, Chris" <cmicha@chmc.org>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: RE: What do baby pumpkins eat?
>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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