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Issaquah, WA

Hello-

My name is Chris and I have had problems with foaming stump in my path the past couple years. My screen name on big pumpkins is P and P (pilot and pumpkin grower). My brother and I grow in the Seattle, wa area. We are looking for a way to prevent foaming stump from occurring again. We have come to the conclusion that we were over watering. In addition our soil was far far too high in organic matter. Too much compost the past couple years.

This year we plan on adding some loamy already broken down dirt and a sand to our patch to bring down the organics and increase drainage. Which will help. We are looking for any other suggestions. I have attached our latest soil test before any amendments were added. Our total patch area is around 600 square feet and the dirt is mostly compost/manure and local blend. We have been adding too much compost I fear over the last 3 years. 33% in organic matter.

We appreciate any help or guidance you might have regarding foaming stump prevention. The April 2010 SNGPG article has a lot of good guidence. Any help would be much appreciated. We have not done our spring prep yet and are looking for info.

Thank you for your time.

Chris Blume
Chrisblume2@gmail.com

P- 491ppm
K-346ppm
Ca-3485ppm
Mg-549ppm
%k 4.4
%Ca 73.2
%Mg 22.4
K:Mg 0.19
Ca:Mg 3.27
CEC 18.8
ORGANIC MATTER 33.0%

4/9/2013 2:54:23 PM

Colorado

Chris, many experienced growers are attributing foaming stumps to too much fluid pressure in the plant. They suggest terminating the plant later in the season and a few secondaries at a time versus many in a few days.

4/9/2013 4:05:47 PM

Colorado

Chris, many experienced growers are attributing foaming stumps to too much fluid pressure in the plant. They suggest terminating the plant later in the season and a few secondaries at a time versus many in a few days.

4/9/2013 4:06:06 PM