RE: How to encourage the males?
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: How to encourage the males?
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 11:35:38 +0100
At 11:23 PM 6/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I have never heard of this. Those male flowers are usually the first
>flowers and are close to the base stem. You might have an unbalance of
>nutrients. Sounds like you might be high in potash and not enough
>potassium. The plant wants to produce the fruit rapidly. Try adding
>more water and use a high potassium fertilizer.
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Thank you for the advice I will try adding some potash. When I planted them
out I used a slow release general purpose fertiliser and this seems to have
produced strong healthy plants. Would blood fish and bone meal be of
assistance? I fell in love with pumpkin on our honeymoon in New England but
until I grew some pumpkins this year I have never seen the plants so this
is a very steep though enjoyable learning curve for me. I do enjoy watching
them grow so fast and am eagerly anticipating a freezer full of good things
made from my very own pumkins if my male flowers ever wake up. Once again
thank you so much or taking the trouble to advise me,
Jane in chilly Northern Ireland.>
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