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Dummer Twp - Ontario

I'm a little afraid to ask this question but why would the veins of one plant be yellowing - is this from high nitrogen ferts or what? I have used the same regimin on the others as well and they have no yellow at all. Thanks Kirk

6/9/2008 5:54:07 AM

Nova Scotia

thats normal a lot of plants have yellow streaks or solid yellow vines. Just gentics nothing to worry about.

6/9/2008 7:11:29 AM

Minnesota

I thought it was from to much water or not enough sun or the plant unable to absorb the nutrients in the soil.

6/9/2008 11:10:37 AM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

Kirk

If the plants look healthy otherwise, it is likely just genetics. I have found that plants with yellow vines generally produce much more orange pumpkins.

High nitrogen ferts generally will make the plant very dark green. From a nutriant perspective, yellow usually means nitrogen deficiant. The leaf colour is a much better indicater of nitrogen level. Pale green leaves mean you need more N, dark green means back off.

Post a pic on your diary for us to look at.

John

6/9/2008 11:19:02 AM

Pennsylvania

I'm not sure if this applies to your situation, but I know that nitrogen is easily transportable throughout the plant so if you don't have enough nitrogen in your soil for your plant to pick up it could be leaching it from older leaves to feed the new growth. Just a thought.

6/9/2008 1:20:28 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Genetics...If it has 801.5 Stelts the vines are normally yellow. Yellow vines is a good sign for an Orange Pumpkin.

6/9/2008 1:52:34 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Is he talking "veins" as in the leaves or "vines"?

6/9/2008 3:23:40 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Funny, when I read this the first time, I thought he wrote vines. The second reading, I noticed it was veins.

6/9/2008 7:49:16 PM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

Yes I meant veins not vines, but thanks for the tips everyone, nice try on getting the picture of my secret weapon plant John V. Its seems to be doing ok for now, maybe after 3 days of scorching heat my veings would be yellow if I was in the sun all day too. Thanks once again to the pumpkin people. P.S. I just love a little mystery that has been created by my secret weapon plant. LOL

6/9/2008 8:16:17 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Kirk, I agree with Richard as listed above. Excess moisture and cool temperatures can lead to uptake deficiencies. On a small plant the effects are much more pronounced. You could try a product called Iron Green, by Schultz (8-0-0 + micros) by foliar and only to the point of leaf run off.
You might find it at retail stores throughout Ontario or a Crappy Tire store near you

6/10/2008 6:27:10 PM