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Circleville Ohio USA

Their seems to be a fine line when adding K after the pumpkin is growing between promoting growth and stopping its growth by promoting maturity. Does anyone have a formula to follow?

12/17/2003 12:28:58 PM

Amherst, WI

Mark P. posted a thread on pushing your pumpkins last summer. It was about hitting them with high potassium fertilizer to keep them growing. Some people may have followed Mark's formula to the letter. If so, they could provide some feedback. I was too chicken to hammer that much "k" to the pumpies, I have enough trouble popping them as it is. A soil test late last summer showed that my patch is quite out of balance with very high potassium, most likely from years of spreading wood ashes on the garden.

12/19/2003 9:25:27 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Be careful with the K. I have discovered my levels are way too high because I've pushed at end of season with the synthetic ferts for the last couple of years. Also learned that there's no way to decrease these soil levels except time.
You get 'em too high, then you're stuck with it for awhile and it'll lock up other things in the soil such as phosphorous and calcium.

12/19/2003 9:47:46 AM

Montoursville, PA

Hey Doc Bob....look into the AGRO-K Pumpkin Program for foliar feeding. Towards the end of the growing season use you will find natural vigor teas coupled with natural calcium and phos. that will not flash anything but provide the total nourishment enhancement needed to support slight needs not found perfectly ballenced in the patch.

12/21/2003 1:13:05 PM