Yellow Leaf

Hello List,

In my scramble for information on my yellow leaf problem I found this in the archives;

BILL J. SADOWSKI  wrote:

"A lack of iron "chlorosis" is the anemic part that happens frequently with pumpkins.   Temperature swings and moisture swings will cause this fast growing plant from absorbing the iron it needs.  Or soil Ph could be low.    Remember the way these monster pumpkin plants grow it is like a body builder in full training.   Iron deficiency is apparent when the veins of the leaf are green and the meat part is spotted or turning yellow.  This happens to me a lot..........I apply this chelated iron w/minerals couple times a year."
I mixed up two gallons of liquid fertilizer; Mixed it all together and split the 2 gallons between my two pumpkin hills.  Each hill got one gallon of the mix and I hope it is not too hot.  The 20-20-20 contains iron, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

The yellowing is where the leaf attaches to the vine.  On closer examination the veins are not yellow, but the meat of the leaf.  It is only about 1/4 of the leaf that is turning yellow, not at the outer edges, but at the base where the leaf attaches to the vine.

Tell me I did the right thing...  Lie if you have to.

Regards,
Tom

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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 6a
 

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