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Stanwood, Washington

Other than splitting and potential rot from excess moisture, are there any other detriments to over watering? Will the growth slow down with too much water or is it best to give the plant as much water as it can take without causing damage?

8/22/2011 6:19:04 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Captian97...did you get the torrential rain on the Island that we got over here on the mainland last night and today?

I tend not too water too much and especially after the days rain that we've just had on the coast, I will not water for the next 3 or 4 days even with the predicted sun and warm temperatures we are going to have.

If your pumpkins are growing good and your plants are healthy...dont change a thing!

8/22/2011 11:47:52 PM

Stanwood, Washington

Yes We did and I was surprised to see that today I got my best day of growth for the last week. Thats part of why I asked the question. I have been watering about 50 gallons a day up til now. I havn't really been seeing the growth I would like up to this point so I was wondering if throwing on more water might help out.

8/23/2011 1:03:55 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Overwatering can bring on soil diseases like pythium. I learned the hard way.

8/23/2011 9:17:01 AM

Niagara Falls,NY

Sometimes over watering can leach out nitrgen in the soil and start turning the plant yellow.

8/23/2011 9:21:48 AM

Putnam Ct.

Everyones soil is diffrent, a good rule of thumb is to keep it moist not wet!Being consistant is the way to go.

8/23/2011 11:48:29 AM

Stanwood, Washington

Guess what? I woke up this morning to a split on my Pumpkin. Don't know how thats possible when it only grew 11 pounds. Well I guess that answers my question about weather I should water more :(

8/24/2011 11:50:33 AM

Redmond, Washington; U.S.A.

Captain, does the split go all the way through to the cavity?

8/26/2011 1:36:45 AM

Redmond, Washington; U.S.A.

Captain, I saw your diary. In Washington that is a good split. My 856 has about 10 of those on the stem side. But the pumpkin thumps solid and there are no sag lines. Let it Ride!

8/26/2011 1:40:52 AM

Midwest

If the blossum end has good shape/structure, excessive water can't make it split. But, if the blossum end is thin or has a flaw, eventually it's going to split. Internal structure flaws eventually work themselves out. I was visiting a grower who had 4 pumpkins over 1100 lbs in his patch at the same time. This was on Aug. 18th. I noticed the look of his leaves and they were a good green and seemed to reach up to the sky. I noticed my leaves looking the same after storms or when I water a good amount. So, I go by the leaves and let the pumpkin grow as much as possible. There's a limit though and its your call where that limit is.

9/14/2011 10:02:30 PM