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poughkeepsie New York

I am getting plenty of females but just before they open the tips of the flowers turn a tannish brown and work their way down to the fruit.I have seen no squash bugs, a few cucumber beetles (they have been cleared out),and several adult squash vine borers. I have used triazicede twice at a rate of .5 oz per 300sqft, 15lbs of dehydrated manure and
two drenches of fish and kelp extract.Thank you for any input.

7/16/2004 6:36:40 PM

Western Pa.

Been using nitrogen? Too much will result in spindly growth and poor fruit set. It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!

7/16/2004 8:52:21 PM

Pulaski Tn blkcloud@igiles.net

dont feel bad..i have had the same trouble with females going on 20 years now...

7/17/2004 12:55:20 AM

Wichita, KS

lol!
Is that female pumpkins?
(Just kidding) :-D

7/18/2004 12:50:34 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Is this the first planting in this patch of a vining plant. Many vines carry the same diseases that over winter Fusaria will do what your are saying along with black spot...Nitrogen will have an effect in telling the plant to keep growing and abort early fruit...so if your applying a whole bottle per dosage you might be over doing it on 300 sf.

7/19/2004 7:22:47 AM