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Kuna, Id.

I new nothing about pumpkins until I found this site thanks to you all I'am learning. About three weeks ago while mounding vines{thanks}I lost track of my feet and steped on the dege of a pumpkin. The crack that I left is about 1.25 long. It is still growing at the rate of 2.5-3.0 a day. It has stoped bleeding and seems to be healing itself. Should I be worried that this crack may open back up as it grows? The crack did'nt seem to be very deep and was real close to the blossom end. One more ? went from 15-30-15 to 20-20-20- now from what I read I need say a 15-11-29 can't find anything close. Help ocrap=Ken

7/31/2001 3:24:29 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Ocrap,
Put some fungicide powder on the crack just to make sure, but it should be OK..I have one the same...some sasquash stood on it..but it healed and is growing fine...the scar grows with the fruit..mine is about a foot long now.

Alun

7/31/2001 8:08:11 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Ocrap,
Forgot to say...any fertilizer with a high potash will do...10-10-30...15-10-28 etc etc

Alun

7/31/2001 8:10:02 PM

Kuna, Id.

Thanks Alun,Think I'll use a sky hook to move around the patch. No touching of the ground means no smashing of the pumpkin. Ken

7/31/2001 10:20:35 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

Age old organics/ENP has a high potasium fertilizer something like 5-10-40. Someone on this site posted the information and mine arrived yesterday. They can be found at www.fertilegrower.com. I looked all over locally for something of this nature last year and I could'nt find anything.

8/1/2001 8:56:31 AM

Buffalo, NY

Peters sells 15-10-30 in a water soluble. Here are some other Peters fertilizers:

5-11-26 Hydro SOL
15-16-17 Peat Lite Special
20-10-20 Peat Lite Special
15-10-30 Pot Mum Special
9-45-15 Plant Starter
10-30-20 Blossom Booster
20-20-20 General Purpose

Anyone needs any let me know...my distrib has all these in stock.

Mark

8/1/2001 9:18:49 PM

Buffalo, NY

P.S. He also has Calcium Nitrate (I think 15-0-0) in large & small qty and Sudbury water soluble 0-0-44 in 1 lb boxes, as well as Jack's Classic 20-20-20 & 15-30-15 in 1 lb tubs (Jack's is Jack Peters, supposedly the line of ferts he didn't sell off to Scotts/Miracle Gro.)

As well as Methoxychlor 25EC

8/1/2001 9:28:18 PM

Kuna, Id.

Thanks for all the help on fert. Will get some ordered from local Peters Dist. Ken

8/2/2001 2:09:01 AM

Mid Michigan

Hey guys.......i found some 0-0-60 here at what used to be an old grainery. I bet if you have something like a quality farm & fleet nearby, they would have some.
I've been mixing mine 1/4 20-30-20 and
3/4 0-0-60 in 2 gal. containers, seems to be working out ok.
Cuzbiker

8/3/2001 7:43:25 PM