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Hinckley MN

What do other growers use when they bury their vines? I'm considering mixing equal parts mycorhiza, kelpmeal, and bone meal and sprinkling it over the vines before burying.

2/10/2012 3:04:11 PM

Linden, Mi.,

I just cover with the dirt they grow in + myco at each leaf.

2/10/2012 3:09:18 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

I put myco at each leaf and pin down with bamboo sticks don't cover the vines any more work great last year

2/10/2012 4:12:12 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I mix myco with Jobes Organics and Espoma organic fertilizers with beneficial bacteria. Seems to help with disease problems and vines grow like crazy. Pumpkin size keeps increasing too.

2/10/2012 5:25:41 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Ben, throw in a little humic acid too with the Kelp and Myco. Was recommended to me by a great grower.

2/10/2012 5:45:19 PM

Cameron

We use humic acid, Kelp meal & myco at each node.

Jane & Phil

2/11/2012 8:13:47 AM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

I used the same mix as Jane and Phil...I also added Azos to the mix

2/11/2012 9:57:08 AM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

oh, and some potash

2/11/2012 12:36:20 PM

milford, CT,

What about mixing a little 0-0-50 with the Kelp, Mychorizhea.

2/14/2012 9:53:29 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

I add RTI Mycho, Root Shield, and granular Humic. I prune tendrals to stimulate root developement. I spray the nodes with CG351 solution (rooting hormone). This year I will be using leaf compost to burry vines.

I would strongly recomend against using any granular fertilizers in the trench, even SOP.

2/14/2012 10:07:11 PM

Des Moines, Iowa

Anybody put castings in there mix? I was thinking about it for next year.

2/14/2012 11:15:12 PM

Webster, NY

I started putting a teaspoon of extreme blend from the extreme pumpkin store at every node plus a little myco. I'm still learning but the extreme blend seems to have just about everything I hear others put on when they bury the vines.

http://www.extremepumpkinstore.com/ecom-prodshow/extremeblend.html

2/17/2012 7:16:36 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

jrgourd, I put castings in my mix a couple years ago. I found that you have to use it up right away or you can get mosd starting to grow in the mix kept in a ziplock bag. Not sure what that would do in the soil.

2/17/2012 8:49:37 AM