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Ct

Hi, I have a decent kin growing { by my newbie standards }, it's approaching about 200 lbs. Growth seems to have slowed a bit over the last week. The last growth spurt put some size in what seems to be the bottom left side to where it's looking a bit lopsided. Ok by me since I have no issues {yet! }. What can I feed the vine to give it a push?? Also, should I begin cutting some of the lesser healthy looking leaves off? { the leaves nearest the stump of the main vine are much smaller and turning pale brown compared to the giant deep green leaves further down the main }

8/14/2015 8:05:13 AM

South Hero, VT

Go over the plant with a fine-toothed comb for tertiaries. Weed, weed, weed. Water consistently with at least 75-90 gallons a day and maintain your feeding schedule. If you've passed the 2 weeks of high gains, there's not too much you can do now to stop the slowdown.

Too much extra potassium at this stage will help your 'kin to split.

8/14/2015 8:30:29 AM

Ct

Yeah I learned the hard way last season by loading up on Potassium and she split wide open.

8/14/2015 11:02:51 AM

South Hero, VT

Concentrate on keeping the plant healthy. Insects are starting to fade away, but fungal diseases are a b***h. You might want to do another soil test to add what's lacking and keep the fruit putting on pounds, no matter how trivial.

8/14/2015 11:53:25 AM