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Re: 449 droop/ yellowing leaves

Subj:	449 droop/ yellowing leaves
Date:	97-06-15 11:47:48 EDT
From:	carolyng@hockinghills.net (Carolyn's)
Reply-to:	carolyng@hockinghills.net
To:	pumpkins@athenet.net

Hi,
    
   My plant last year had the same problem when it got hot. One of the
growers told me it was do to the plant reserving water in the leaves
during high heat times. Spraying them off during this time helps
temporaily as it cools them down. As the leaves got older this problem
went away and was confined only to younger leaves. This was my
experience anyway.
I am having a problem with a slight yellowing of the leaves, a few
anyway,  witch would suggest a nitro. deficiency. The leaves are bigger
then I have ever had this early (20in,sq) and the main vine growes at
least 6" per day. I have in the area 10 yrds. of manure 3 mushroom
compost and 2 leaf compost plus fertilizers. Can anyone tell me if this
sounds like nitro. problem or possibly somethings else? The plant about
35 days old.
     
 Thanks, Joe , Logan  OH


Some Atlantic Giants get yellow spots as a genetic trait, can you describe
the yellowing in detail.  There are a couple of ways to gage nitrogen, one is
to check the new growth after a day that the temperature is 80+ and there has
been full sunlight.  The new growth that evening will be dark green if there
is enough nitrogen.  Another way is to check out your weeds, if the level is
high enough the weeds will be lush and tender, is there isn’t they will be
stiff and hard.

George
N. Tewksbury, MA
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