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Columbus,ohio

Hello.......I gave my pumpkin nitrigen last night trying to help[ the growth a little more. I used aluminum sulfate for a couple of reasons. It was on cheaper,it was turn to buy dog food , and it was stronger than blood meal but weaker than urea. My plant is wilty and is starting to turn blue. I agve a lot of water to maybe balence out the nitrogen. Finnaly I gave it about a hand full of aluminm sulfate.

6/17/2008 1:02:14 PM

California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com

If you have some micro spinklers and your soil has good drainage, just leave the spinklers on all day to try to flush the nitrogen away from burning your roots. This won't work if you don't have good drainage like deep sandy soil.

I have only used aluminum sulfate to green up grass.

6/17/2008 1:30:17 PM

Midwest

Are you sure you wanted to use aluminium sulfate to add nitrogen ?? There's no nitrogen in it. But, now it sounds like there may be aluminium toxicity in the soil... if the new growth looks bad, scoop up the top layer of soil and replace it with newer (un-compromised) soil and also follow Carol's advise.
Greg

6/17/2008 2:45:35 PM

Columbus,ohio

It says on the back that it has nitrogen. 21-0-0.

6/17/2008 3:15:09 PM

California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com

Opps I think I was thinking Ammonium Sulfate. I wonder if Giant Pumpkin Peep also has the names confused.

6/17/2008 3:20:17 PM

Columbus,ohio

I just went out to my garage to double check. It is ammonium sulfate. I wasn't paying atention at the nersery. It says 21-0-0 on the back. Sorry every1 for getting it messed up. Also the smaller leaves seem un-affected.

6/17/2008 3:24:58 PM

Deer Park WA

I hope you didnt give the whole bag! I would turn on the sprinkler and let it stay on untill it floods the surrounding area, thae trouble with Ammonium sulfate is once you put it on and water it your pretty much screwed.... Yep flood it and hope for the best

6/17/2008 3:28:17 PM

Columbus,ohio

i gave it one hand full

6/17/2008 3:34:33 PM

California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com

I think most of us have done this before. Some things I have learned is to not go with the bigger numbers. Use stuff that is for veggies. Never fertilize a dry plant. Only apply away from the roots. This keeps the plant from getting burt and encourages the roots to spread. The roots on a pumpkin can grow out a lot farther than you would think. Water very deep after. A weak liquid folar spray seem to do more good than strong granual applcations for me. I would rather spend a buck on a bag of steer manure to mix into my soil.

6/17/2008 3:47:45 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

Peep

One handfull of Ammonium Sulfate won't have any effect on your plant unless you poured it right on the stump. I regularly use ammonium sulfate and in fact I applied about 10 lbs of the stuff under my plants last night! This was likley about 30 hadfulls to 7 plants. I would be very careful NOT to over water.
Depending on your OM level and how much manure you have added recently, you can apply upwards of 7-10 lbs / 1000ft2 of AMS. as long as it is uniformly applied, you won't see any adverse effects.

I think you problem is too much water, not too much fertilizer

John

6/17/2008 4:04:29 PM

Columbus,ohio

I just flloded the hec out of it. TRhe fertlizer was aplied slose to the stump.

6/17/2008 4:15:12 PM

Long Island,New York

please tell us it isnt in peat pot...lol. Take your hand and wipe away the surface soil with ferts and spread it around a bit....a handfull shouldnt do too much damage...unless you did other stuff a day before and didnt see results so you did other stuff the NEXT day and didnt see results....and on and on...

6/17/2008 4:16:38 PM

Columbus,ohio

ok....THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR YOUR ADVICE....The pumpkin leaves are turning back to normal I think....unlees im color blind from spending the whole amazing ohio day taking care of my pumpkin. When I applied it was the first time i had evr applied in my life. I have learned my lesson and will get less pwerful bllod meal....Also would kelp meal help. I want to get the pumpkin healty before i go to camp on sunday....My parents are going to be taking care of them , and they have never grown anything like this ever. They are good with flowers when i fertalize them.....My tomatos are nicer then i can remeber when they grew them. Thank you everyone so much. KEEP POSTING IDEAS.

6/17/2008 5:03:36 PM

California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com

How did you prepare your soil before you planted? What type of soil do you have?

6/17/2008 5:10:13 PM

Columbus,ohio

I bought a bunch of compost from the bag..............Ther is about 7 parts compost to 3 parts manure...it was last minute.

6/17/2008 5:35:37 PM

California High Desert CinnamintStick@msn.com

I think you pumpkin will be fine if you just leave it alone for awhile. Just have you parents water when it needs it for now.

6/17/2008 6:04:21 PM

Columbus,ohio

It is turning green again.

6/17/2008 8:45:11 PM

Rhode Island

was this a joke post? the plant went from grn to blue and back to green all in the same post???????????
i gotta get off this site lol

6/17/2008 10:06:40 PM

Minnesota

LOL Pap, I'm sitting here chillin' Trying to remember the last time things went from green to Purple to Blue to Pink and back to green in one night.. Yep, i got it, Sophomore year of college... Saw a Pink Dinosaur on the golf course too.... No wonder I grow giant pumpkins, This explains it ALL!!!!

6/17/2008 10:20:56 PM

Columbus,ohio

LOL pap sry for the cofusion.

6/17/2008 11:13:59 PM

Somers, CT

I want to go to college where Safehouse went.

6/18/2008 8:23:51 AM