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Covington,Va

has anyone hydronomicly grown a pumpkin?i'm a new grower and wandted to know if it works.

1/8/2008 11:36:36 AM

Pinedale, WY

What is "hydronomicly"?

1/8/2008 12:06:54 PM

Georgia

I think that kat means hydroponicly...hydroponics.

1/8/2008 12:55:26 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

u mean hydroponic?

I tried to get a cutting to grow in hydroponics a while back. I had good luck, Then some idiot at work through the plant out.

If u do do hydroponics remember to add ferts a little more often than normal.

1/8/2008 1:41:57 PM

Pinedale, WY

Whatever he means, I still don't know what it is.

1/8/2008 5:36:32 PM

Ohio

its when you grow the plant in water. I know one person who did, and they used gravel as the soil

1/8/2008 7:06:10 PM

Pataskala,OH

Hydrodynamics ???????????

1/8/2008 7:19:14 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

I have.
I used an ebb and flow system, he pumpkin got to @150 to 200 pounds and then I got too busy to finish the experiment.
If I can swing it I will be trying it again this year, possibly inside my smaller greenhouse.

It is very difficult considering the size of the plant we are working with here. I think that using bales of straw as the medium with drip tape or similar, may be the route to grow.

1/9/2008 1:43:19 PM

Covington,Va

i did mean hyronomics.i want to learn how if you can help me?

1/10/2008 11:24:26 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

kat...what is hyronomics, or hydronomic? I buy hydroponic tomatoes this time of year, but never heard of hydronomic!!! All info appreciated!!! Peace Wayne
PS...GHousin, wouldnt the straw start to rot, and become a major smell, and disease factor, if kept damp constantly?

1/10/2008 4:51:08 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

If you want to know about hydronomics i can't help you.
If you want to know a little about hydroponics I may able able to help you out a little with that. I am currently working on a project which demands much of my time but will help you as much as I can. Not knocking BP, I love this place but I think I can help you more at my own site www.perrysgreenhouse.com , There are also others there who may be able to help you better understand how hydroponics work.

Wayne. Potatoes are commonly grown in straw with no ill effects and large bales sit outdoors for long periods of time without breaking down. I think one could manage to get a season out of the straw bales with no problems but it would be an experiment.

1/11/2008 6:24:16 AM

southwest MO

I'm really suprised a University or some entity with a budget surpus hasen't gone all out and tried the AG hydroponicly.. It is certianly doable. Talk about a micro climate! That is micro managing to the max.

1/11/2008 10:13:45 AM

Covington,Va

i'm sorry i spelt it wrong.i mean hydroponics.

1/11/2008 11:28:38 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=65500

1/11/2008 3:24:50 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=191426

1/11/2008 3:26:34 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=994

1/11/2008 3:30:08 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=19025

1/11/2008 3:31:02 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Nice collection Tremor.

That last link is to my last hydroponic experiment with an AG.

1/11/2008 6:25:09 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I've wanted to try a hydroponic pumpkin for years. Several times has first dibs on a used hot tub only to find the contractors cut it up to remove it from the house.

A kids 25' square wading pool would be ideal. Use the existing filter plumbing for the nutrient system. Get a bulk delivery of Turface MVP or SoilMaster Standard. We have such a pool here in town that is seldom used but I really haven't had the nerve to suggest doing it. Town parks have enough trouble without me growing pumpkins in them.

1/11/2008 6:55:41 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

I agree either that or training the vine and secondaries along pre-made troughs or raised beds filled with a soiless medium, even ammended sand may be a good idea at $4-$7 per ton.
Drip tape or emiters would provide a good method of supplying water and nutrients to the plant along with a good foliar feeding regimen.

This year I have built a new 30' X 36' greenhouse and hope to get a late plant going in there this year using some hydroponic method. I've been saying this for the past two years, problem is that during Spring I am usually too busy to get this going. A Dream in Progress.

1/12/2008 10:53:28 AM