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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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pumpkinpal2
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Syracuse, NY
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Not going as was planned - Not that the plan is ever written such that it will (or won't) be met with nor not changed in the running, lol.
Bum deals:
I had ordered fertilizer and a WEEK later was informed that the new date of delivery was to be 8-28-'23 or so;
...canceled that and ordered a different fert but that one was GRANULAR upon receipt;
That was my fault because I was taken in by the term 'Soluble' which all ferts are butt I just wanted to get it ordered and it was 4 am...
Note: Even granular fertilizer will dissolve but it takes several days and so I'll use an old grain feed bag with about a quart of it in it
over the side of my 55-gallon barrel of water as a constant-feed regimen, along with whatever OTHER ferts I may be incorporating. lol -
Return shipping would have been on ME and I had already used 1/2 cup of the material.
Learning for Next Year!
SO, limping along on my remaining Miracle-Gro between fertilizer Happy Days has not been good for PUMPKIN sizes butt the
PLANTS have been doing fantastic the entire time - There has been a touch of PM in about 3 places but they are so HEALTHY that
it has not spread anywhere beyond the oldest and weakest/yellowest leaves that are indicative of fertilizer 'backoff';
Don't Stop the Ferts! ...even if it just got done raining. THAT could be when they need it the most!
Next year...
Computer problems, tractor problems, car repair(s), new neighbor digging and hit a boulder, I guess, gave me a start and I broke the
blossom offa my biggest pumpkin (pictured)...endless, it seems, list of Life's little tragedies.
The GOOD news is that the pictured fruit has swelled to official beachball size since the pic was taken 5 days ago.
I was like 'WOW!'
Too bad about the blossom. eric g
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