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I may have layed the fertilize on a little strong around a few of my pumpkin vines. Are they anyway to neutralize the soil if I have? Thanks

Tim

6/8/2001 9:30:17 PM

Saskatoon, SK

water...water...water.

6/8/2001 9:36:11 PM

western Kentucky

Hey Tim,

It has been really wet in my part of Ky. what about yours? I just hope that you don't over water...water...water!!!
Good luck I hope everything turns out okay. Justin

6/8/2001 11:04:46 PM

Kentucky - USA

Actually water is what may be causing over fertilization. I had put the fertilizer deep in the ground thinking it would work its way up slowly but with all the rain we have had I'm afraid it's gonna saturate the dirt around the roots with the fertilizer too fast. Thanks Guys

6/9/2001 12:01:57 AM

western Kentucky

Good point. Sounds like a reasonable explanation.

I noticed that you said you vine was 30'' long. That is the same as mine. I just thought that was neat since we both live in the same area. I was wondering if you would keep me posted on how your plant is doing so I could compare it to mine, since we both have the same climate and our plants are at identical stages of growth. You know just tell me how long the vine is once every week or two. And maybe we could compare the sizes of our fruits once they set.

I just thought you might want to keep in touch being as we are ''nieghbors''. But it is up to you I wouldn't want to push you in to anything.

Good Luck Justin

6/9/2001 12:22:31 AM

Saskatoon, SK

Water from above will always wash fertilizer down. If your fert is deep and you are adding extra water it will wash it deeper not upwards. Perhaps though you have had too much water and it is not a fertilizer problem at all!

6/9/2001 6:06:07 PM

Kentucky - USA

I think things are gonna be ok now.I think maybe the plant was getting over watered instead of over fertilized. The new leaves comming out are looking normal..Good luck and thanks guys.

P.S.( Sounds ok to me Justin. Click on my name to get my email addy)

Tim

6/9/2001 8:50:55 PM

Ga.

I have some fertilizer that is used with crookneck yellow squash,,being a pumpkin is in the squash family,,,would this fertilizer be ok to use??I dont have the numbers on it..Also,,is it to late for a pumpkin to be planted in south Ga.??????

6/13/2001 7:19:16 AM

western Kentucky

I would say that the fertilizer would be ok. If you planted some pumpkins now you probally would be too late for a weigh-off but you could still have some giant pumpkins for Halloween.

We have a lot longer growing seasons than Canada or New York.

Justin

6/13/2001 11:52:38 AM

Ga.

even longer growing season down here in south ga.,,,gets awful hot,,ya recon some shade,,some sun would be a good place to plant Bob,,since it gets hot??

6/13/2001 5:15:18 PM

Ga.

lol,,its Justin,,ooops,,,I'm sorry

6/13/2001 5:15:52 PM

western Kentucky

I am using shade to protect my pumpkin from the heat. I plan to switch to a misting system as soon as I get enough money. Pumpkins really like the sun so I would recommend using a misting system if you are willing to spend some money. Check out the article by Scott on misting in the HOW TO... section of this site. If you buy shading cloth it is pretty expensive too. A 12 x 12 foot piece cost me $45. If you decide to mist then you might want to buy some Daconil. It is a fungicide to prevent stuff like mildew from stating on the leaves and stuff.

hope this helps
Justin.

P.S. Check out the DIG greenhouse timer. It is expensive, but I think that it would do the best job. Oh, and I believe that misting works better and keeps them cooler.

6/13/2001 10:14:49 PM

Western Pa.

Just for sake of clarification, pumpkin plants love the sun, but if the fruit is not shaded the outer shell will age and harden prematurely, hindering growth of the fruit.If a plant is wilted by heat, it cannot spend as much energy growing, thus misters or a spraying of water in the heat of the day "relieves stress".I use old bed sheets and cheap plastic tarps for shading the fruit,you can also use burlap.

6/14/2001 7:13:37 AM

western Kentucky

Kilr,
Thanks for clearing that up for him... Every time that I said pumpkins I should have been saying pumpkin plants. It could lead someone in the wrong direction.

Justin

6/14/2001 11:10:16 AM