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Lodi, California

Hi all, here is what i've gotten so far this year

Rootshield, soil heating cables,calcarb, winter rye, soluble kelp, soluble humic, pumpkin pro, 0-0-50, liquid gypsum, ( these are all from extreme, thanks Tom!) Kelp meal, humic, fish meal, and spring wake up. These are all from Joel Holland. Thanks Joe!

I think I'm pretty stocked up for now, I also have neptunes harvest and gypsum, though if there is anything I'm forgetting please let me know. Thanks!

12/20/2012 10:57:19 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Just do what Tom says and you will have a pumpkin bigger and badder then you could ever imagine by the end of 2013!!

12/20/2012 11:21:30 PM

Lodi, California

Ok, thanks so cal, also by products I mean things like micorhiza, stuff that can be added and has little or no affects on fertility. Also includes tools and ferts used during growing year.

12/21/2012 12:29:56 AM

Lodi, California

Oh, also stuff like heating cables too. Thanks again

12/21/2012 12:31:41 AM

Rhode Island

ashton
dont know if anyone mentioned it before but id like to suggest you ask ( here on bp ) --- try and find a good grower in your area that would be willing to offer advise along with some face to face counseling during your first year.
pap

12/21/2012 1:06:13 AM

Minnesota

Visit a growers patch to see how its done.

12/21/2012 1:54:14 AM

Muddy Waters

Buy a 44 lb bag of azomite granular is easiest to use around 22$ a bag.I put some down each year.

12/21/2012 4:59:29 AM

Flat Rock, Michigan

ashton ,if you dont already have one, get paps book dicks tips ,it will be most helpful also. John

12/21/2012 6:28:19 AM

Duxbury,Ma.

reads like a doomsday prepper

12/21/2012 6:33:21 AM

Upa Creek, MO

I think it's better to under-do than over-do when just starting and getting the hang of all the ferts etc..

12/21/2012 7:46:42 AM

Princeton Kentucky

Ashton, has anyone mentioned you getting a soil test done first? Its a must starting point...asap..planting time will be here before you know it then you'll know what basic amendments need done to your soil (if any) and what should be applied now. You don't want to have too much of one thing and not enough of the other. Good Luck and Grow a Biggin !!!

12/21/2012 7:51:31 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Bang Head Here...you will get further ahead.

12/21/2012 10:28:25 AM

Lodi, California

Ok, thanks. I've already gotten a psoil test. Thanks for the advise pap, though I don't know how to contact these growers. I guess I'll wate till our spring meeting. Again thanks!

12/21/2012 10:50:16 AM

Niagara Falls,NY

Ashton, while you're worrying about this and that and if you're doing everything right, don't forget to have some fun also!

12/21/2012 11:20:45 AM

Omaha, Ne.

It's realllllllllllly hard not to over do it the first year. At lest that's my experience.

12/21/2012 5:17:44 PM

Ashton, you seem to be off to a good start on your supplies.

It may be a good idea to hold off on a your next purchases until you have a chance to read up a little more so you can maximize your resources.

One great tool on this site is the site search. You can learn a lot about different products and how to use them with that feature.

You can learn a lot with the site search by typing in the word Tremor. Scroll down to the bottom and start reading the older posts first.

Unless you're committed to a 100% organic program you'll benefit greatly from a systemic insecticide for squash vine borers combined with a good contact spray and a fungicide.

Search these terms: Imidacloprid, Bifenthrin and chlorothalonil.

Proper use of these basic products can help quite a bit in keeping pests and disease at bay.

Your enthusiasm and energy are the two most important things you can have. Translate them into daily plant monitoring, vine pruning & burying and you'll be on your way.

12/21/2012 9:24:36 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Reading Tremor's diary's has been so helpful!!!


Great idea!

12/21/2012 9:48:41 PM

Lodi, California

Thanks all for the help. I looked up tremor and all that came up was one diary. Am I doing something wrong?

12/22/2012 1:02:06 AM

don't worry so much about the diary listings Ashton, go all the way to the bottom of the list of 300 items that come up and start reading.

That was the screen name for a well respected member of the BP community who was the go to source for all pesticide & fungicide questions because of his years of experience in that industry and his willingness to answer any and all questions.

His replies to other growers questions on these message boards are a great tutorial on the products he taught us all so much about.

Too bad that by adding his screen name to this thread I more than likely pushed one of his old posts off the search. I've often thought of trying to copy and paste his suggestions into another file so I'll still have access to them when none of them come up on search anymore.

12/22/2012 9:52:21 AM