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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Growing Site Under Glass
While the 335 Scherber has not produced much in the way of secondaries I think I have to take some of the blame for this as I did not add any fertilizer. I say this as on the 1734.5 Steil that did not have a pumpkin growing responded very well to the fertilizer treatment I gave and both sites received the same treatments. At the point of fertilizing, the 1734.5 has produced secondary vines and the leaves are slightly larger and taller indicating the response to the fertilizer treatment. I have not followed up with any other treatments and I can begin to see a slow regression back to the original (pre-fertilizer) plant behavior.
Also the portion of the 335 Scherber that is furthest away from the pumpkin seems to be exhibiting some fertilizer growth response. The plant is behaving more like I would expect with secondaries appearing at the nodes and a more youthful and vigorous growth rate. To me this stresses the point that once an area is stunted there is little you can do to get it back. So, keeping a close eye on your plants and being proactive is important.
Even though this may seem like a small obvious detail it does provide me some insight to how these plants respond to fertilizers through an actual example under fairly consistent greenhouse conditions. Attention to details and striking that optimum range is a key to achieving maximum plant efficiency so I understand better just where that line of sufficient is.
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