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Ga.

Got some fertilizer today,,gonna put 1 pound in a gallon of water to dilute it to liquid and side dress with it...If anyone thinks this is too strong of mixture,,please say so,,I'd hate to kill ripper roo...

8/15/2001 6:57:37 AM

Western Pa.

jeff,

An AG plant needs somewhere near 3# of nitrogen during the entire season. I fertilize once a week. Nitrogen should be added slowly over a period of time rather than all at once. If you fertilize heavily, and then follow by a lot of watering, this could spell disaster. I really don't know what routine of fertilizing you have been using, but would advise at this point, that you don't do anything drastically different. Up here, our growth slows way down in Sept, when I don't apply ANY fertilizer at all.Hope this helps!

kilr

8/15/2001 7:29:41 AM

Ga.

it slowed to 5pounds instead of the 9 it had been putting on last night,,maybe bad measurement,,been using mostly tomatoe miracle grow,,full strength one day,,half strength next day,,then full,,then half.....kinda scared to go x3 like alun has talked about...now you got me worried bout this 13-0-44,,lol,,,gonna try a little just to see...Thanks Killr..

8/15/2001 8:30:47 AM

Western Pa.

Didn't mean to worry you, it probably will be O.K. This whole hobby is about taking it to the MAX (without blowing themup?) The nitrogen in the pound of fertilizer you planned to use is only 13% of a pound, not very much at all.I add extra potassium from mid (or early) Aug. till the end of Aug. Pumpkin growth can slow down and pick back up again, as long as it doesn't sit there and do nothing for more than a week! Good luck!

8/15/2001 10:01:07 AM

Ga.

Kilr,,,I only put 8.4 ounces of 11-0-44 in a gallon hot water to break down,,,now I'm ready,,,should I put maybe 2 ounces of this mixture to say 5 gallons water on pumpkins,,,sidedressing with it,,,to scared to spray it on leaves(not foliar feeding)...Please tell me what you think,,,,I'm ready to put it to them....I got one of my others blooming(female),,,,and man alive,,you should see the size of the bloom compared to the pumpkin on it....

8/15/2001 10:56:50 AM