Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: N-P-K...what to push now?
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hoots dirt (Mark) |
Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)
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10' vines, lots of male blooms coming and females starting to appear. Which of the N-P-K should be most heavily applied at this point in the season?
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6/17/2008 2:13:40 AM
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pap |
Rhode Island
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add nothing now. sounds like your plant is on schedule.
possibly some applications of kelp/fish and/or humic acid water soluable but nothing harsh because your closing in on pollination period.
fertilizers during pollination time can cause a lot of aborts. especially if your using a chemical fert
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6/17/2008 5:17:35 AM
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giant pumpkin peep |
Columbus,ohio
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I would give it kelp meal and maybe so 20-20-20 or something really balenced. If you want to go heavyer maybe some bllod meal ,but be very carful. I learned my lesson alredy.
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6/17/2008 1:03:45 PM
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Punkin's Oma (Carol) |
California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com
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My pumpkin is comming on fast now but not as long as yours. I have been reading a few sites I list below if you have not already read them. I applied the last of my nitrogen (fish) yesterday. I will be just applying Soluble Seaweed Foliar Spray, Nutri-Aid Blossom Booster and Fruit Finisher, and calicium until July. But what do I know? This is my first year. But thats the plan.
http://www.mainepumpkins.com/howto3.html http://www.hollandsgiants.com/fertprogram.html
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6/17/2008 1:05:07 PM
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Mr.D & Me |
ordinary,VA
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Hey Mark i stop the ferts (well really havent started the ferts-just fish and kelp twice with both)10 days before pollinating and about ten days after i know the pumpkin im going to keep is set.. than i really hit'em hard once a week with fish & kelp...... also use soluable humic acid - liquid calicium -worm tea- thats about it-ok so im not a big ferts guy....
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6/17/2008 3:41:34 PM
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CountyKid (PECPG) |
Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)
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In general I would tend to agree with pap.
We recently added a small amount of N because we still want to grow a lot of vines ahead of pollination and because we are really two weeks away from the main pollination period.
We also apply foliar fertilizers including fish and seaweed twice a week at this stage as well as a fish and sea weed drench. In about a week we will start applying a high phosphorous foliar fertilizer. This stimilates flower production and improves pollination.
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6/17/2008 4:12:29 PM
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