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Eugene,OR

How long before you seriously start trying to set fruit should you quit fertilizing?

6/28/2004 11:36:35 PM

Canada

I've been applying Fertilizers on a weekly basis includeing foiler sprays twice a week for the entire month of May
and june, July is only 2 days away and on June 18th I did a Deep drench of 10-52-10 to induce females, and this Past weekend June 26th I did a deep drench of Sea weed extract.

This is IT till a female has arrives and has been pollinated and taken, then I will lightly apply seaweed extract as a foiler and drench threw out the rest of the growing season.

Dave

Mind you i'm a first year grower of AG Pumpkings so what I do and others do or say may differ.

Good Luck!!!

6/29/2004 2:23:52 AM

Herndon, VA

This year I fertilized with Miracle Grow (15-30-15) 1-2 times per week, depending on the weather. When I started pollinating, I stopped completely (probably was about 3-4 days since fertilizing). I pollinated about 12 pumpkins, only 1 aborted. I'll resume fertilizing, probably with 5-5-10 granular, after all of my fruit are set. In the past I have seen aborts when fertilizing during pollination.

7/6/2004 11:41:57 PM