Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: dying females
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Smitty |
Edmonton, Canada
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Alright all you experts, I need some of your awesome advice!
I've had several females simply die. They get to be a little smaller than a dime, and them simply dry up. I've never had this problem before.
Any suggestions?
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7/26/2004 11:01:55 AM
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Smitty |
Edmonton, Canada
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P.S. I haven't been fertilizing at all over the past 2 weeks, and it's been warm, but nothing too extreme.
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7/26/2004 11:18:00 AM
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Mr. Orange |
Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany
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If you were using a high nitrogen fertilizer before the last two weeks that could still be the cause! Seems like you haven't had a lot of rain too to wash out the N... Martin
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7/26/2004 11:26:01 AM
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Smitty |
Edmonton, Canada
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I wasn't using any high Nitrogen fertilzer. Any other possibilities?
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7/26/2004 12:21:52 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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The same thing happened here last summer. I had mistakenly (sort of intentional...LOL) overapplied Giberellic acid by 400%. Once the plant recovered from "all maleness" the majority of the females died for several weeks.
I can't suggest you've done the same thing, but do watch the use of hormone containing supplements during fruitset. The manufacturers of the various "organic materials" (including kelp & seaweed) are not required to test their products for hormones since they cannot insure a consistant result from batch to batch & therefore make no written claims as to precent content.
But the all do contain some hormones.
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7/26/2004 6:42:02 PM
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