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Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

I expose you my problem, I have 3 fruits which were burst of or comes problem too much fertilizers?? Too much water?? On my other fruits nothing, thank you for your answers, Jean louis. Fr

7/7/2003 1:10:23 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Were the fruits on the same plant? Same vine? The fruits that are ok were they on the same plants or different plants?

7/7/2003 1:25:31 PM

In the shade - PDX, OR

I think John D had some pictures of some explosions in last year's diary.

I think this was attributed to a growth spurt and too much Nitrogen fert.

7/7/2003 2:36:50 PM

Sancoins / Cher / FRANCE

Fruits are on the main stalk, and on the separate plantations, here is the other information, it is true that I fertilized them with the 20-20-20.

7/7/2003 3:36:43 PM

Nova Scotia

you need consistancy with daily water and fertilizers so as to avoid any growth spurt. as well some times it's genetics. and many (not me ) say you should have at least 1 shock absorber (other fruit) on your plant on side vines, allow only to get to basket ball size then set a new one and remove the old. as well pick a consistant shaped fruit with no dips or early creases (check stem for this to)

7/7/2003 5:01:21 PM

Ontario

If the fruits were about softball size they likly aborted the pollination.

7/7/2003 10:14:29 PM

Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Canada

Some times it can be the plant. Had two plants side by side a couple of years ago, both received the exact same treatment, yet one kept exploding its pumpkins.

7/8/2003 8:45:00 AM

Montoursville, PA

The only explosion I have witnessed was caused by a two fold growers error. Patch got dried out due to a brief period of non-watering. Heavy dose of granular 20-20-20 added and then naturally watered. The plant sucked this all in and made an excessive growth attempt. BANG!!!

I would really like to witness one of these....but please Dear Lord not, in my patch. :)

Sorry you had an explosion. Due to the fact you had several I think the message may be over fertilization.

7/8/2003 10:00:56 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia

My fruits also exploded! The stem cracked several times into the fruit. The basic reason I think is that the plant limited the virus infection and suddenly started to grow heavily… BOOOM!

About over fertilization – probably only N may be the problem?

And another question: what are the chances of a fruit at basket ball size with cracked stem to grow problem free?

7/9/2003 4:11:59 AM