Pumpkin question
- Subject: Pumpkin question
- From: D* M*
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:31:39 -0700 (PDT)
--- McGKar@aol.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I just visited your web site and have a question
> about pumpkin plants. I
> bought two small plants from a local nursery in
> early late May/early June.
> They were about 5 inches high each. They are
> planted in a spot that gets a
> good deal of sun, but not excessively so. I water
> them a little each day or
> every other day, depending on the heat, weather, how
> they look, etc. While
> they both flowered, I seem to have run into a
> problem. One of the plants
> just started to wither up and die, one leaf at a
> time, until the plant was
> dead. The other plant is doing OK so far, but it
> really doesn't seem to be
> producing any "vines" yet. I fertilized with
> Miracle Grow once since I
> planted. Am I doing something wrong? Should I
> water less frequently?
> Could it be a beetle of some kind? I also have
> marigolds and sun flowers
> planted in the same area, and they are both
> flourishing. Any advice would
> be appreciated! I don't need to grow a 1,000
> pounder, I would just like
> some pumpkins come October. Thanks!
>
> Karen
>
> McGKar@aol.com
>
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