Re: Pumpkin size!...Questions?
Hello. I would stay with a 20-20-20 to around the first part of August. I
would then change to a fertilizer that has a high amount of potash. Keep
secondary vines perpendicular to primary vines and pinch off all tertiary
vines. My opinion is that a 300 square foot patch is a little small. When
the vines have reach the edge of you patch or are as big as you want, pinch
off the tips off all vines and bury them. Might be a good idea to wait a
day before you bury them so that the end's will have time to dry before you
bury them. I use sevin and malathion.
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From: <Santa143@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:42 PM
Subject: Pumpkin size!...Questions?
> In a message dated 6/20/00 9:02:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Santa143@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << Hi All!
> We have one pumpkin alittle bigger than a basketball at this time.
It
> is
> growing on a primary vine about 13 ft from the stem. So far so good! We
> lost three other pollenated pumpkins... two from little critters
squirrels,
> rabbits, chipmuncks, cat??? We hope that we will be able to set at least
one
> more on a vine. We are growing in a 15 X 20 Ft area. We have three
> primaries hoping to set at least 2 more and cull one of them. We are
using
> styrofoam under the pumpkin any reccomendations on fertilization
schedules,
> pruning and pest control would be alot of help... We are NEWBIES! We
will
> tent the pumpkin this week for shade and we have been spraying the plant
> with
> Sevin, Fish and Seaweed emulsion, and Peter's plant food. We are
irrigating
> using a half inch soaker hose buried 2 inches below the surface. Any
advice
> would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Backporch gardeners... In
> Columbus, Ohio
> Lisa & Dan
> >>
>
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