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Mn

help me. this is my first giant pumpkin year. i can't find 15-11-39 anywhere. that's what i need for late july, right? my fruit is just larger than a basketball, am i on track for east central MN? also, should i make a bed of sand? any advice is welcome!

7/24/2009 11:12:21 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Don't worry. Pumpkins can't read fertilizer labels. Growers often get too hung up on the percentages.

A good finishing fertilizer has a 1-1-2 like ratio.

7/24/2009 11:42:29 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

By the way....We still use a lower Potash fert now. Too much K too early can cause prematuration.

7/24/2009 11:50:57 AM

Ohio

Not trying to hijack your message thread but, is there a maximum number of K to use for later in the season and when do you switch to the K focus fertilizers?

7/24/2009 10:01:34 PM

Midwest

Joetterer. Yes, make a bed of sand, enough to cushion and not let the pumpkin touch soil. You're on track if your pumpkin is growin. Pumpkins don't know regions.

A soil test is necessary for accurate K rates at season-end. Switch to K during the rapid-growth period but not too quickly as Tremor has advised.

Max % of a K fert that I know is 0-0-60. Most common though is 0-0-50 (K-Sulphate), 0-0-60 (Potash), muriate of potash (Potassium Chloride)

7/25/2009 2:07:07 AM

Hamilton, Ohio

My pumpkin is a little smaller than a basketball should i be worried. ive never done this before. ive been giving it miracle grow. didn't know to use fertilizer. any suggestions. my kids teacher last april gave us this pumpkin and is having a contest and i dont know what im doing. help

7/29/2009 11:26:25 AM

Hamilton, Ohio

the teacher said the seed was from a 1000 pound pumpkin so it potential right

7/29/2009 11:28:28 AM

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krikket

try to get some neptunes fish fertilizer
and foliar feed it that
ifound it cheap but it depends on the store.

8/1/2009 11:24:06 AM

Hamilton, Ohio

vince13

thanks for the advice i bought some fish fertilizer and foliar feed i just gave it to the pumpkin yesterday i'll keep you posted on its growth. thanks so much

8/6/2009 10:30:53 AM