1096.8 Pukos 00
Hello,
I would like to thank everyone on the pumpkin list that has helped me out
over the last 5 years. Mostly, I have been lurking in the background, trying
to soak up as much information as I can about growing AG's. I had tons of
trouble with a flooded patch in 1998 and the patch from hail in 1999. There
were a lot of special people on this pumpkin mailing list telling me not to
give up and I really appreciated all of their support. This year, I was very
lucky with everything seeming to fall right into place. My area did not have
a day over 90 degrees and just a few in the high 80's. It was very cool the
end of June and the first part of July and I only had one pumpkin out of
thirty abort. That may never happen again. Our killing frost came the night
before I cut off my fruit on September 29. I am going to get my soil tested
and I can post the results at a later date.
This is what I did for the 2000 growing season.
I put 7 pickup loads of manure on my 3000 sq. ft. patch last fall and tilled
in a truckload of maple leaves. In the spring, I put on 30 pounds of 12-12-12
along with 8 pounds of calcium nitrate, 5 pounds of powdered kelp and 10
pounds of Ironite per planting site. During the growing season, I applied
fish fertilizer and a liquid kelp drench once a week. My water supply was
from a municipal system applied through overhead sprayers. I mixed liquid
sevin and Daconil together and sprayed once a week. If anyone has any
questions, please email me and I will try to answer them. My pumpkin was sent
to Germany, so I will probably never get any seeds from it. Best of luck to
everyone with the upcoming weigh-offs!
Joe Pukos
Leicester, New York USA
Zone 6
5th year grower
Personal best 1096.8
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