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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Anthesis Applied: Outdoor 1989.5 dmg Daletas ’17
The proper application time is 48-hours after pollination to allow for the proper time that the cells are receptive to an increase in their division rate and duration. This is essentially mimicking a natural hormone response in the plant, only just extending the process a little longer.
You do not want the hormone to be active for too long or at a high concentration since either of these conditions this will cause a negative mutation as the end result. However, I think I have the concentration (in the parts per million), hormone mix (two hormones), and application time (48-hours post pollination) dialed in for maximum benefit. I make my applications just before sunrise to help ensure good coverage and that the mist has some contact time before the sun comes out.
I can say that the pumpkins are certainly slow to start growing because the energy is being put into cell division and not expansion. This can cause a little stress to a grower who may expect the pumpkin to start swelling up immediately after pollination, but I like to play the long game. Cells divide at the greatest rate for the first 20 or so days so maximizing this time is critical. With more cells early on this can lead to a bigger pumpkin later in the season as the pumpkin shifts from cell division to cell expansion.
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