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Ashland, KY

Friends, as mentioned on a recent post, Mr. Bryson mentioned on a TV interview that he used maple syrup as a foliar application for his prize 1818 pumpkin. Is this a common practice? A bit of humor? biologically rational? If the latter, what does it provide? Simple sugars for pumpin growth maybe?
My wife already thinks I'm nuts, and spraying syrup on my plants just might prove it!
Thanks!
Elmer

10/22/2011 1:06:20 PM

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There have been growers using maple sugar and or tea for a few years)
Some dilute the syrup and spray it, Some use maple tree leaves in a compost tea.
It's real

10/22/2011 1:17:22 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

But what he forgot to mention was that it was Canadian Maple Syrup...better invest in Rogers Canada.

10/22/2011 2:13:11 PM

South Hero, VT

Maple syrup is mainly sucrose, with small amounts of fructose and glucose. It also contains potassium,calcium, zinc, manganese and amino acids, as well as antioxidant compounds. Last, but not least, maple syrup is a pre-biotic, helping to nourish pro-biotic bacteria which enrich the soil and help to sustain the processes which grow big pumpkins.

10/22/2011 8:04:38 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

If maple syrup and molassis grew a world record pumpkin i would have had 2 records by now.

10/22/2011 8:19:41 PM

Adams County

Amen Donkin

10/22/2011 8:38:04 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Anybody ever put this stuff on their tomatoes?

10/22/2011 8:47:37 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Only when I eat them. lol

10/22/2011 10:15:56 PM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

It's like anything else in this hobby. Just another piece of the puzzle.
I am pretty sure that maple syrup is not the only thing Jim and Kelsey use in the patch.

10/22/2011 10:36:46 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Sorta thinkin that maple syrup, sorta equates w/ Molasses,(sugar cane syrup) which is somethin that a lot of Dill's AG growers have been using for years!!! More so to feed to the goodies in the soil & as a food source in Compost Tea, but have also read as a foliar spray!!! Peace, Wayne

10/23/2011 12:45:09 AM

Ashland, KY

Thanks everyone!
EP

10/23/2011 10:55:10 PM

Muddy Waters

I put it on my pancakes,it does have a magnify effect & they look bigger

10/24/2011 7:17:50 AM

Ashby, MA

Molasses is quite a bit cheaper than pure maple syrup.

10/24/2011 4:16:22 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

Maple Syrup is very good on a Red Herring too.

10/24/2011 5:50:37 PM