Re: Update From New England:

We had 1 mm of rain yesterday. The only fall in three weeks.

Stewart
Canberra  Aust
the nation's capital
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Pumkinguy <Pumkinguy@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, 27 February 1998 16:40
Subject: Re: Update From New England:


>In a message dated 98-02-26 19:02:25 EST, you write:
>
><< Subj: Update From New England:
> Date: 98-02-26 19:02:25 EST
> From: GBPUMPKIN@aol.com (GBPUMPKIN)
> Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> CC: AndreaRay@aol.com
>
> Update From New England:
>
> February has been more like March, last five weeks has produced 9.8" of
>rain!!
> May be the earliest till in the 25 years I have lived here.  May till in 1
or
> 2 weeks, earliest in the past was 3/21.
>
> Had my soil tested from the samples taken last Fall.
>
> pH 6.4
> P 70 ppm very high
> K 49 ppm Low-Medium
> Ca 2026 ppm Very High
> Mg 339 ppm Very High
> Cation Exch Cap  12.8 Meg/100g
> Micronutrient  ppm     Should Be
> Boron                0.5      0.1-2.0
> Manganese        0.7        3-20
> Zinc                  6.0       0.1- 70
> Copper              0.2       0.3-0.8
> Iron                   2.3      1.0-40
>
> Nitrogen tests made in the Fall has little bearing on the Spring level,
(did
> not list one), because it is so soluble.
>
> This Spring I will be tilling in the following.
> Chicken Manure (sparingly)  this is already spread around cooling off.
> Murate Of Potash with Boron
> Urea
> Manganese supplement, (Thanks for the recommendations)
> Copper supplement
> Lime (Some was tilled in last Fall)
> Dry Cat Food (Slow Release Fertilizer) Still working on a rate
calculation.
>I
> will not be tilling in Dog Food with this, as listed in previous messages,
> that will be a Fall application only.
>
> I will be planting using the Direct Start Method and Compost Feeding
Methods
> as I have listed on Dan’s page.
>
> I ‘m going to make some early season additions to the Excel Spread Sheet
> Growth Chart I have shared with some of you.  Right now it starts on 7/1
and
>I
> track early season events in a separate program.  I will try and combine
>these
> two in the future.  I may also put in a weather station with a download
link
> to my PC to track weather conditions more accurately along with the
Pumpkin
> growth records.  This will give us an even more comprehensive look at the
> interaction of weather and growth rates.
>
> George Brooks
> N. Tewksbury, MA USA
> (About 25 miles >>
>HOLD ON THERE GEORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pumkinguy's
>forecast for March in New England. 3 FEET OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!! SUB ZERO
>TEMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T DUST OF THAT ROTOTILLER
>YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE GROUND HOG SAW HIS
>SHADOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ONLY REASON THE WEATHER IS NICE IS
BECAUSE
>MY SNOW PLOW IS STILL ON THE F-250!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF I TAKE MY
PLOW
>OFF, YOU WILL BE
>SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!
>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>                                   pumkinguy
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