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Sunday, June 21, 2026 GreenQueen Moscow, Russia

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Summer has begun. Our weather is changeable: sometimes it's +30�C, sometimes it rains and gets colder at +8�C. The pumpkins grow, and I've already pollinated four female flowers: two per plant. Now I have dap 20 of 1112 and dap 16 of 969. The 969 is growing without any problems overall. But the 1112 has started to produce shriveled leaves. I'm sure it's not overfeeding. My readings are at 300 ppm, but the pH is 5. And that was probably the problem: acidic soil = nutrient imbalance. Then I added 150 liters of chalk solution. 7.5 kg per 150 liters of water. It seems to have helped. The deformed leaves have stopped appearing.
Today I removed the spare pumpkin on 1112. The main one is growing well.
 



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