Re: yellow leaves
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: yellow leaves
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 22:21:04 -0500 (EST)
At 09:13 PM 3/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes, I was applying Miracle Grow (once a week). I know Miracle Grow has
>salts in it. To much is no good but sometimes you just can't stop applying
>it.......the plants love that stuff. My vegetables and flowers go crazy
>when I use that stuff.
>
>This year I am going to add little lawn fertilizer (water soluble type) to
>the regular Miracle Grow. That should bring my nitro up and I am going to
>apply it before I see the leaves turning yellow.
>
>My ph was running about 6.7. I added some lime pellets in the fall to
>bring that number up. I know if the soil is towards the acid side you
>will definitely get yellow leaves. However, these pumpkin plants got
>yellow leaves right after first fruit appeared........although soil
>moisture changes could cause this. The weather here turned hot and dry the
>same time leaves started to yellow.
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Bill:
You may have hit the nail right on the head. My plot was built on
a shale pit with very acid conditions all around it. Any suggestions to
bring the acid level down and can this acid level be detected>by any means
you know off.
Bill Van
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