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Thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From:
i*@bellsouth.net
To: v*@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 10:07
PM
Subject: Re: gardening questions
Well, Fredmarna,I have no idea about the weather
conditions,soil,or things there,but things dieing from ground up,means
something isn't right(fertilizer,too moist or dry,bugs,etc),first three to
four leaves turning yellow(stable chemicals,as zink,calcium,iron,etc),the
upper,means movable chemicals(nitrogen,potash,potassium).As far as the
pumkin,my vines are always about 10-15 ft.,before you start seeing small
pumkins.The crack in the mellon,probably just got in it,from the top moving in
transportation,or handling,if its roots are done properly,it will make it. As
far as the odd shapes of the cantaloupe's
shape,this happens,but tieing the cantaloupe's shape,and the dieing sweet
peas,there must be soil problems.I would have it tested,bet you got some
problems there,and make adjustments.I try to check mine every year,don't
listen to local people,friends(just add this),it could make it worse.Just test
it,if your in the US,your local County Agent,has the boxes,and their free,the
samples,are about $3.00 @box,and well worth it.Hope this helps!!!!
James
fredmarna wrote:
Hi , I was wondering if anyone knew about
cantaloupe's. Mine are
doing ok, I guess. The first two are growing nice and round, but now a few
are very funny shapes. Is there a reason this is
happening? I recieved a
honey dew plant as a gift and it looked fine untill this morning I noticed a
crack forming in the skin pretty deep. Does anyone know the
reason? I also have two
pumkin plants,that are growing and growing. Should I prune them? At the
moment I have flowers, but no pumkins. I have my second crop of sweet peas growing and
just like the first, the plants are starting to grow brown from the stem up.
Which I do not understand why it is happening. Any ideas out there as to
why.? thank
you
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