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Monday, October 08, 2018
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Richmond Dave
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Richmond, BC
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A perfect day at the Krause Berry Farm weigh off especially for Janet whose pumpkin was chosen for the Howard Dill Award. Janet started out wanting to grow a pumpkin all by herself with no help from me. Her only criteria was to grow a bright orange pumpkin for the driveway. She said....."size doesn't matter" !!!She also thinks I suffer from OCD and spend way too much time babying my kins. So here is her secret to growing a Howard Dill winner.
July 10 was DAP 1...up to that point she fertilized once a week with 20-20-20. ( 1 tbsp. / gallon drench)
July 29 she fertilized with 1 1/2 cups 20-20-20
Aug 18 1 cup TKO (0-29-26)
Sept 3 2 cups 20-20-20
That's it! She uses 20-20-20 for all her flowers and she said I'm going to use it for the pumpkin. How much of her success was pure luck? How much was skill? She trained the primary and secondary vines and removed all tertiaries and female flowers. Maybe a great way to simplify the growing process for a novice.
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