Re: Fertilizer for Pumpkins
> There has been so much written and said about how to fertilize that there is
> clearly no concensus on how to go about it. Should you spray Maxicrop or
> Neptune's Harvest or Miricle Grow or Spray-N-Grow on the leaves and when and
> how often and how much and what should you add to the soil etc. etc. I
> believe that the thing to do is get your soil up to top levels at the
> beginning of the season with adequate organic matter in the soil as well and
> then use foliar feed depending on how the color of the new growth is. Yellow
> needs nitrogen and dark green or purple hold off and if looks like grass in
> the spring perfect. Too much and too little are no good. When is enough
> enough? Thoughts???
>
> Marv in Altoona
>
>mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Hey Marv,
Good question impossible to get a clear set of rules for so many different
reasons. But what I think works along with the observation of leaf color is
"response" to fert. If theres a good response keep doing it. If theres no
response don't add any more..........MB
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