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Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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Pumpkin growth has slowed down despite the best growing weather of the season. Our best plants are growing just 15 to 16 pounds per day and the leaves are not dark green. I think that all the rain has leached the nitrogen out of the soil and the other nutrients are running low as well. I changed my foliar feedings to add a little more potash. Plus with heavy rains forecast I spread some granular 10-10-10 around the plants. Hopefully the rain will work it in and give the plants a boost without blowing anything up.
Our long gourds keep losing leaves,and the new leaves aren't growing very well. The fungus us spreading to the fruits themselves. Our longest gourd broke off about a foot below the stem, around 66" long. We have a couple more growing, but they are getting fat instead of long. Weeds are taking over the watermelon patch. Just too much rain in July.
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