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Rancho Cucamonga

I am growing a Giant Pumpkin and have a watering question. I water twice a day for 3 minutes. I feel my growth is slow. I also fertilize with 10-10-10 once a week. how can I increase growth? Weigh of is in 1 month...

8/21/2017 12:54:55 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

What seed did you plant? When you water for 6 minutes a day I am going to assume you are getting about 5 gallons per minute. Unless you are having a rain season you need more water. You should be watering like 700 gallons per week. For fertilizer are you using a water soluble one?

8/21/2017 1:28:37 PM

Rancho Cucamonga

I was given a 2145 something. I have the genetics somewhere but cant find it... The fertilizer I am using is from the nursery near my house. It is small, different colored balls. I have been mixing it in warm water to form a liquid solution that I pour at the root area. I will try increasing my watering and see if it increases my growth. I am afraid of splitting.

8/22/2017 11:46:16 AM

Mtn. Green, Utah

2145...meh, could be decent. Lol. As far as the water goes, moist not wet is the key. Unless your irrigation system really pumps out lots of gpm, twice a day for 3 min sounds on the low side but the key is watch the soil.

9/1/2017 1:31:13 AM

Connecticut

water the whole plant not just the stump

9/20/2017 10:02:11 PM