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Mission Viejo, CA

It feels and looks more like a nitrogen deficiency to me. The ammonium sulfate would green those leaves up like that if your N was low. Regardless, glad your plant responded!!

5/27/2026 5:04:34 PM

Central NY

I never count ya out.

5/27/2026 5:36:21 PM

Grittyville, WA

Looks fantastic! Yay :) The soil biology does a yin and yang thing with nitrogen and sulfer. Rather than teeter totter, kill 2 birds. I predict your tissue /soil test will show low sulfer but perhaps not inadequate the real issue is the soil biology was hogging all of it. That's one theory anyhow.

5/27/2026 6:18:29 PM

Grittyville, WA

I dont predict low nitrogen but I am totally open to being wrong. Good work Henry.

5/27/2026 6:21:12 PM

Australia [email protected]

Depending on the amount you applied the sulphur lowers the pH making nutrients available I'd say that's what's happening

5/27/2026 6:23:25 PM

Grittyville, WA

Correct, 3 birds with one stone. Iron, etc might go up too as the soil ph drops a little bit and theres an electron reduction reaction.

5/27/2026 6:27:44 PM

C N Y

Beauty and the (no more) Beast. Me likey, Mikey! eg

5/27/2026 7:38:41 PM

Portland, CT

Wow that's night and day. You've got a little cobra head going now so the plant has obviously come alive again and started pushing!

5/27/2026 7:58:04 PM

Missouri

So glad to see this! Agree with Dale and Ketchup, ammonium sulfate is a good call, it's win-win for adding Nitrogen and sulfer. Lower pH allows for better nutrient absorption. FYI I picked up a 40 pound bag of ammonium sulfate this spring at Lowe's for about $25 if you need more to work into the patch.

5/27/2026 10:49:14 PM

Sunny Okanagan

Down but not out. Now imagine after all of these tribulations you manage to grow your personal best this year!

5/28/2026 2:20:13 AM

Connecticut, USA

Nice Henry! You are getting this issue figured out.

5/28/2026 6:11:06 AM

Bethlehem CT

Youu got this Henry!

5/28/2026 6:49:19 AM

Topsfield, MA

Good morning guys. Thanks so much! I appreciate it a lot but I don't think the plant would look better if it wasn't for all of your help! Like I said, I still am not 100% sure that was the full issue but I do think it was definitely a huge part of it. Still waiting to see what these secondary's do and for test results to come back from Western Labs next week. What a massive response though from Monday to yesterday after putting that ammonium sulfate down! I am going to try my best to get a pumpkin to the scales!!

5/28/2026 8:56:48 AM

Central NY

It's not even June yet...LFG

5/28/2026 11:44:23 AM

Brooktondale, New York

Great job I knew you could do it. Little bit of mobile nutrients check... now back to business.

5/28/2026 3:42:03 PM