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Providence,r.i.

i ned help no matter what i do it just stopped it's about 80 ilbs. now for over a week i do have astem spit but i put afungicide on it in the form of a paste it seem to be dry by the way this is my first year i live pprovedence r.i. hope someone has a answer thans pat

8/16/2002 1:53:33 PM

Knopp, Germany

this seems to be a hot topic lately. i would also like to know what some of the heavy hitters think about this. i believe that most new growers don't pay attention to their soil, to much Ph? compost..enough organic material, tilling, have you gone deep enough, fertilizling....when do you start 0-0-60, how long does it take the plant to start receiving the benifits form the fertilizer. so many questions....i can only tell you that next year i will 1 - get some cow manure, 2 - start a cover crop, 3 - get my seeds from this web site - 4 - get soaker hoses 5 - give my plants more room 6 - pray that Cleon shows up in Germany....LMAO...owen

8/16/2002 3:47:10 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

I'm with ya brother! Cleon is worldwide! Just hasn't stop by my patch yet!!!Grow em Big Owen! Chuck

8/16/2002 3:50:17 PM

Knopp, Germany

chuck, i just know he'll hit you on his way to europe next year...okay svrichb, give Cleon some of that home brew and send hom on his way we'll help him find his way back to the mountaneer state!

8/16/2002 4:06:56 PM

Sask, Canada

Owen:

Just a word of caution, I used soaker hoses this year for about a month. Will never use them again.

1) They plug easily and you get more water and fert in one area, once their down under your vines ya can't pull them up to unplug them.

2) Have ya ever tried to bury vines or for that matter s shape your main over top of a soaker hose, causes stress as the vine goes up over and back down and is hard to lay the main down so it roots good at the nodes.

3) If ya happen to walk close to the hose and catch your foot on the hose it pulls. Yep under your vine tearing roots out and even snapping vines.

I switched to over head watering and fertilizing and it works better, the water runs down the centre of the leaf and down the leaf stalk to the waiting roots at the base.

Just some advice, you decide whether good or not...

TTYL
Ernie
Giant Veggies

8/16/2002 11:41:14 PM

Knopp, Germany

Ernie, thanks for sharing your experience on this one. I can use all the advice i can get. I'll have to think about it, i guess that there are positives and negatives to almost all the differenct ways of watering/fertilizing.

With you over head watering have you had any problem with mildew or keeping the area where the pumpkin is dry?

thanks again,
owen

8/17/2002 12:22:15 AM

Buffalo,Minnesota

Ernie;

I`m glad I read your response, I was just about to get some soaker hoses. I think I am going to go to an over head misting system instead. I think this will work great on them real hot days.

Dan

8/17/2002 12:23:13 AM

South Hill, Virginia

I had soaker hoses last year and they all plugged up so this year I went to overhead watering. A little less convenient when it comes to keep insecticide/fungicide on the leaves but overall much better. Another interesting point is that all the patches of heavy hitters I've seen use overhead watering. I watch what the big guys/gals do and follow along. No sense reinventing the wheel.

Owen,

Cleon has been nothing but a curse in my patch ever since I put him there. Anything I put him next to dies. Look at a couple of diaries from last year and you will agree. He showed up in John D's patch and the very next post was "seaosn over". Jeff5 did to and then he never posted again. If you want him I'll pack him up and send him to you:) I'm looking for a replacement because my patch just isnt complete without some sort of good luck charm. Been looking for Pumpkin Belly but haven't found him yet. Gotta find something.

8/17/2002 1:07:53 AM

Knopp, Germany

i hear ya svrichb, pumpkin belly showed up on my last birthday and so far so good.

thanks for the advice on Cleon, i guess maybe you should keep him over there.....:-)

8/17/2002 1:15:21 AM

Providence,r.i.

this is pat i did everything by the book i dug a hole 3 feet deep iused chicken manure sea weed organic manure i still can't get past 80 ilbs. i water twice aday iuse fish/seaweed every week iuse miricle gro, well maybe better luck next year

8/19/2002 8:15:29 AM