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Anyone using Azos or CO2 at this point while your plant has roughly 4 or 5 leaves and the main is starting to lay down?

Just wondering what kind of results you have been getting using Azos or CO2 when your plant is still on the young side .

But just curious to find something out, because it doesnt seem from the posts here that anyone really has a answer, I know a good many of the HH guys used it last year but there doesnt seem to be any answer from them.
I know I found out the hard way on using it to start my seeds(because the lack of info) this year and dont want to find out again by making another mistake,,lol.

So to the guys that used this product last year, when did you start using it on your plants, Did you use it when your plants was young, how often did you use it , and what was your mixing rate? ( I have heard many mixing rates, but which one is it?

Anyone have a answer set in stone about this stuff, or is this year the trial error year for it?

5/21/2010 8:43:03 AM

canal winchester ohio

Brooks I have nothing to go on but my gut ( which is growing fine)but I'm not even going to start Azos or CO2 until the main is 4 foot or more in length. Plus your not far from me & it's been cool & cloudy lately & I would like some consecutive warm & sunny days before I start it.

5/21/2010 2:27:54 PM

Western PA

Definitely trial and error for me.

I agree detailed information about the co2 is few and far between on the way to use it. I would be very interested to hear the details on how it has been used, and how people plan to use it this year.

From everything I have read about it and from the few growers that I have read used it.

I am not to worried about using the co2 prior to fruit set, I have no problems growing the plant. I will prob start the co2 after I have my selected fruit on the plant prob around day 20 or so. I plan on using it once a week from there out unless I think the pumpkin is growing to quickly, then I will lay off.

I plan on mixing it the first time at 1 to 2 teaspoons per gal. 1 gal per plant sprayed to the top and bottom of leafs in the late evening. if the first spray does not burn I will prob go about 1 tbs per gal. per plant, every week.

5/21/2010 3:08:32 PM

I used Lithovit last year, started when the plants were almost filled in (mid July due to poor weather) only on the mature leaves. 2 tbls/gallon, applied with the Stihl weekly.

I will use it again.

5/21/2010 6:46:47 PM

Ohio

I think its a trial and error for just about everyone this year,, lots of big named growers names attached to these products that claim they used it, or growers getting PB using it, but no info on how they used it, just that it grew them a big pumpkin,,LOL,, that kills me, ha!,,(Not talking about you Phil, cause I know last year was your trial and error year also.)

I have some plants growing espically for these two products, just to test them on before I use it on my starter plants.

5/21/2010 7:52:41 PM

San Diego, Ca.

Can you hear the crickets chirping Brooks?

5/22/2010 11:29:42 AM