Re: Yellow Leaf Veins
Hello Andrew,
Just gave both hills a massive transfusion of nutrients, including epsom salts.
Crossing my fingers now.
Sent an email to the local OMAFRA (Ministry of Agriculture) and the fellow
indicated there have been a lot of reports of yellowing in emerging crops in the
area. Without looking at it, he suggested that it could be lack of nitrogen and
or oxygen in the soil. He indicated that all the rain keeps the soil wet,
driving out oxygen and nitrogen.
My in-laws corn field is having a similar problem.
I wonder if the pumpkin list knows if magnesium is driven down/out by heavy rain
also.
Let's see.
Regards,
Tom
Andrew Papez wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Andrew Papez here. The plant I grew last year had the same thing. Just added
> empsom salts and every thing was fine. I don't know if it is the soil but
> sounds like a genetic thing to me as the plant matures it will outgrow it.
>
> andrew
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: May 29, 2000 10:22 AM
> Subject: Yellow Leaf Veins
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > Here in southern Ontario, hardiness zone 6a, we have had a cool, windy,
> > very wet spring (since May 1st) and I have a question regarding yellow
> > veins in the leaves.
> >
> > I have three plants, one 417-Cramer and two 632-Papez. The Cramer is
> > fine, and the leaves look great. However, I noticed some yellow in the
> > veins of the third set of leaves yesterday, in both Papez vines and it is
> > slowly progressing up the viens, into the leaf. Right now, it is only
> > third set of leaves which is affected.
> >
> > Both hills were prepared in the same fashion; two foot square hole dug,
> > filled in with well mixed rotted silage and topsoil, a hill formed, and
> > the plants put out May 1st with frost protection. Papez affected, Cramer
> > not.
> >
> > No need to water so far with all our rain.
> >
> > Any help on what is causing the veins to go yellow?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Olenio
> > Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
> >
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Hardiness Zone 6a
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