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Bristol R.I. USA

Anyone else having this problem with the ooler then normal soil temps in new england?

6/14/2011 6:03:49 PM

Upa Creek, MO

maybe, on all 3 plants I only have secondaries growing off one side.

6/14/2011 7:03:36 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

in this cold wet weather you need to introduce another form of nitrogen, we recommend Slow Release Nitrogen 30-0-0 Kenny.

6/14/2011 8:39:25 PM

Rapid City, SD

amen...........tom rocks

6/14/2011 10:32:21 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Thats cool I gave em some as a dreach and foliar fed to. ONE OF THE PLANTS IS AT A STAND STILL. THe color is a light green. Ill wait a few more days before re introducing more nitrogen into the plant. In a few weeks polination time will be here.

6/14/2011 10:34:36 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

If you are getting alot of rain the nitrogen may be leaching right out of the soil. We see a lot of yellow stunted plants in the corn fields around here when we get too much rain. I had pumpkin plants shut down in 2008 and 2009 when we got too much rain. Follow Tom's advice and add some slow release N.

6/15/2011 9:08:53 AM

Rhode Island

agree with iowegian.it does not take long after several days of cool,cloudy,rainy,crappy--lol weather to turn the plants from green to lean.
we have experience that here in coventry as well.just react and overcome.
its a long season and the race is not won (or lost )in june

6/15/2011 9:07:15 PM

South Hero, VT

I hear you Kenny. My plants are also stagnating compared to last year. I'm waiting for the 30-0-0 from Tom to take hold sometime this week.

6/15/2011 9:07:26 PM

Massachusetts

same here, secondaries are hard to come by.. but my 985 is throwing them great,the 1421 only has one and the main is at 9'.

6/15/2011 9:31:56 PM