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Pulaski Tn [email protected]

what do i need to feed my pumpkins now that they are set& where can i order it? i have been using peters 20 20 20 but i think i need some 0 0 40 or something like that. thanks,Keith

8/21/2001 5:03:07 PM

canal winchester ohio

go to www.fertilegrower.com they have some 5-10-40 that will help you out.....Paul

8/21/2001 5:10:14 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

Paul, thanks for the link, called them and have it on the way!! thanks again!! Keith

8/21/2001 5:35:42 PM

fairfield connecticut

Dont get greedy. I switched from 0 0 40 granuler to a 0 0 60 soluble and burned my vine right up to the pumpkin. The green is gone!

8/21/2001 6:08:23 PM

canal winchester ohio

I,ve used 5-10-40 for three years , never has burned or damagsd any of the plants.
works well on my tomatoes too..........Paul

8/21/2001 6:21:19 PM

Puyallup, WA

Cowboy...how much did you put on? I have used 0-0-60 in my Miracle Grow sprayer and I have not damaged my leaves. Stan

8/21/2001 10:08:22 PM

Deer Park WA

I have been using Shultz like 18-18-28 or somethin soluable like that along with fish 0-0-10, and seaweed extract.

8/22/2001 2:04:05 AM

Ga.

Stan,,,,is that 0-0-60 in liquid,,or are you making it a liquid soluable???I can get some and break it down to soluable,,but mine comes in granular...

8/22/2001 8:20:50 AM

Buffalo, NY

You can buy Sudbury 0-0-44 water soluble 1lb pkg from Erie Niagara Farmers Supply in Buffalo, ask for Chris. Phone is 716-823-1926. Looks like sugar. Think he still has about a 1/2 dozen left.

Mark

8/22/2001 10:23:06 AM

Puyallup, WA

Jeff
It's very fine granules....sorta like sugar. Cost $7.50 for 40 lbs.

8/22/2001 11:18:25 AM

fairfield connecticut

Let me explain The first batch was 0-0-45 it looked like little white stones and it took a long time to break down.The second batch 0-0-60 soluble potash from Agway looked like little pink stones but when I watered. It disolved instantly. ( i used the same amount ) Withen hours the leaves srarted to turn pink. Next time I use it Im going to dilute it and spray Lucky thing I only used it on my oldist plant.The one pumpkin on that vine is almost ripe.And the vine beond the pumpkin is still green.

8/22/2001 1:03:22 PM

Ga.

potash dosent break down with water to easily,,thats why you cant find it in a high % in soluable fertilizers,,,,thats the word I'm getting from all my farmer friends around here...

8/22/2001 4:49:03 PM

Herndon, VA

I have the pink Muriate of Potash 0-0-60, and if a single granule lands on a wet leaf I can see the burning start immediately! Not the next day, not hours later, but within a few minutes. I have seen Sulfate of Potash (0-0-50) which is supposed to have a lower burn potential due to a lower salt index, but I have never used it. Perhaps the 0-0-45 was the Sulfate version, which may explain why it didn't burn. --Bruiser

8/22/2001 10:10:04 PM

Puyallup, WA

My Murate of Potash, 0-0-62, is white!! It is finer than
sugar. It is made by IMC Kalium.

8/23/2001 12:04:03 AM

Deer Park WA

You all must have crumby soil if your throwing that much Potash around. Potash will build up in the soil over time, and create salts. My soil is organically balanced enough that any introduction of chemical fertilizer must be heavily weighed with growth factors, or it could blow up my specimin.
LoL :{

8/23/2001 2:38:20 AM

fairfield connecticut

After years of trying to grow monsters behind my barn. The only thing I was doing was feeding the deer.(netting,sprays dident help much) This year I put my plants in whiskey barrels next to the house. The soil is limited and fertilizers are a must. Only how much is a good thing?

8/23/2001 7:17:14 AM

Ga.

Wyatt,,,I'll come take care of the deer for you,,just say so....Love that deer meat,,,eat bout 5 a year........

8/23/2001 10:42:35 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Jeff,,, I hear our rabbits in wisconsin are bigger than your deer in Georgia..

8/23/2001 12:12:15 PM

Ga.

Jim,,,I got family in Illinois,,so have seen quite a few deer up there,,,yes you have over grown deer there,,,but we do get 300lb.ers here also,not every day(northern inbreeds),,too much for them to eat here,,so they leave the pumpkins alone.....Yours do have bigger racks,,,you must be thinking of those Fla. deer,,,look like dogs,,lol

8/23/2001 12:28:15 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo gads,
Potash will leach out the soil very easily and you cannot overdose with it anyway. Phosphates will cause a build up of salts.

Alun

8/23/2001 8:59:56 PM

Deer Park WA

Yo Alun, how big is your biggest pumpkin? Potasium will build up in the soil and cause salt build up. It can be counteracted with calcium and iron applications.

How big are the deer in England, or are there any?

8/24/2001 2:33:47 AM

Ga.

so are you saying you cant burn your pumpkin with potash????????

8/24/2001 8:05:44 AM

Liverpool , England

Yo Gads...Jeff,
No you cannot burn your pumpkin with potash...but if it contains other feed in it..then it may burn them. Phosphates are the salts which build up in the soil and are awkward to clear out of the soil. Over here the farmers grow swedes in the ground that is high in phosphates as the swedes love it and clear out the ground of the phosphate salts. Both nitrogen and potash are washed out of the ground by rainfall, but it takes a long time to wash out phosphates. Yes Gads we have deer over here..some very big ones...but none within 30 miles of my patch, thank God. And my biggest pumpkin is a mere 400lb...due to another lousy wet summer, and not the potash. I grew a 743lb pumpkin a few years back and that was fed on a high potash feed and no phosphates after the initial feeding in June. I think you are getting your potash and phosphates mixed up...but thats my 2 pence worth (no cents here).

Alun in a dull cloudy wet Liverpool

8/24/2001 8:48:31 PM