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Re: plants!! leaves!!

Subj:	plants!! leaves!!
Date:	97-06-07 00:58:22 EDT
From:	mmarcrum@ix.netcom.com (Michael Marcrum)
To:	pumpkins@athenet.net

Hi Gang,
  Well thanks to several wonderful members on this list I have received
seeds and have planted. Well today when I went to check ...I have 5
plants. Now I planted 12 seeds. So out of curiosity I went to the other
seeds that I had marked and dug them up to see why they did not grow. I
found the seeds black in color and when you squeezed them this white goo
came out! So what did I do wrong?? to much water, do deep, any ideas.
  Also, since all these great people helped me, I went to the store and
bought a PH dirt tester. I checked the dirt today and it came out
6.5....now all I need to do is ask...is this good or bad. I have not
fertilized yet. I have two good starter leaves and the buds of the
others starting to show in the middle. So what fertilizer do I want to
use at this stage with this PH!! Thanks for all of your help, and I
planted some of each seeds in seperate areas to see what will happen.
Thanks again for all the offers of seeds. You are a great group of
people.
Kathy
Still in search of the great pumpkin


** Check to see if the Corn Seed Maggot is a pest in your area, or a similar
pest.  In New England they can destroy a whole crop.  If you check the seed
before it rots completely and this pest is present, you will find a little
white maggot in the seed.  Ever since I lost a lot of corn and Butternut
Squash to them one year I put a little Diazion in the hole with the seed.

George
N. Tewksbury, MA
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