Re: fertilizing

Deb,

You're doing fine with the timing on the insecticide.  You should aim to mist
the plants top and underneath the leaves just to the point of runoff. 
Ultra-violet rays and wet insecticide will burn the plant.

Fungicides can applied any time of the day, as far as I know.  I usually do my
plants first thing in the morning, around sunrise, but that's my schedule.

High nitrogen fertilizers are for plant growth from late April/early May until
@3 weeks before flowering.  Now is the time to start applying high phosphorus
fertilizers(xx-XX-xx) to get plenty of male and female flowers. 
Hollandsgiants.com, extremepumpkinstore.com, Miraclegro, Jacks and others are
sources of high phosphorus fertilizers, although I would stick to organic for
better success.

Good growing.

Steve

PS  Cover the whole plant EXCEPT the stump/crown/base of the plant(where the
plant started) with your ferts.  I killed my pumpkins 2 years in a row because
I didn't know to KEEP THE BASE OF THE PLANT DRY

--- On Sun, 6/27/10, Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net> wrote:

From: Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net>
Subject: Re: fertilizing
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 8:22 AM

When to you switch to XX-xx-xx?  According to Don Langevin's book Giant
Pumpkins III it should be week 5.  My understanding of XX-xx-xx is that it is
for green growth.  He mentions using Urea or Calcium Nitrate.  I have looked
and have only seen Bloodmeal with those numbers in the stores.  Can I get the
others anywhere?  And does it come in soluble form?

Also noted from reading that most of the fert., except for fish emulsion and
seaweed, should be drenched at the base of the plant.  Do you not need to
drench at the leaf nodes where they have roots?

Steve, you mentioned fungicide and insecticide late afternoon so the sun
doesn't burn the plants and the plants are dry before night.  My garden gets
mid-morning to evening sun.  I have been spraying around 7 pm, but don't think
it is totally dry before night fall.  Do you see this as a problem?





________________________________
From: Steve Minor <minok2014@yahoo.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Sun, June 20, 2010 12:50:42 PM
Subject: Re: fertilizing

Yes.

At the minimum fish and seaweed emulsion at least once a week, preferably  in
the morning.  Foliar spray each once a week( at the latest) a couple hours
before sunset so it's dry before dark.  Fungicide and insecticide late
afternoon so it's dry before dark--sun on chemicals burns plants.

It can't rain ALL the time.

Do your best, hope for the best.  Sometimes the weather wins in spite of all
you do.

Many people construct greenhouses to beat the weather--most of us can't
afford
that luxury.

Good luck.

Steve Minor

--- On Sun, 6/20/10, Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net> wrote:

From: Debbie Runkle <yorunk13@att.net>
Subject: fertilizing
To: "pumpkin" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 8:58 AM

I was wondering if you can fertilize if there has been alot of rain.  I
haven't fertilized in a couple of weeks since we have been getting rain
almost
every day and more is expected over the next 4 days.  I think they could use
some fert. but it is so darn wet.  Also what should I do my fungicide and
insecticide program with all of the rain?

Debbie

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