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Roanoke Il

How do you guys do it grow them slow. I'm triing my hardest to keep from pushing my babies. The trigger finger is getting the itch really bad. Please help me threw this I'm begging you I found myself at the growing center looking at the folar feeding suplies and the 00-00-60 granular. I need help lol:)
mark

7/16/2004 2:26:46 PM

ontario

just think about how much dinner will cost LMAO@ Mark.....does that help :0)

7/16/2004 2:30:14 PM

Dillsburg, PA

I did the same last year and applied the 00-00-60 and the fruits stopped growing pretty much. This year I am being conservative but steady. Sit back and relax.

7/16/2004 2:48:56 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hang in there Mark...without the fences up...every time they get 8 feet out with female my friendly woodchuck takes em down.....be satisfied that you got em on!!!!

Grow em Big! Chuck

7/16/2004 6:21:39 PM

Wichita, KS

They'll grow well enough without us hovering over them. Try going fishing, or take the kids to the movies and ice cream (if you have kids), or something to get your mind off the pumpkins.

7/16/2004 6:40:10 PM

Pulaski Tn [email protected]

try to learn from my mistakes...2 years ago i had 3 that were about 250 to 300 lbs and boy did i put the 0-0-60 to them..they were growing like a wildfire..then one evening when i got off from work it looked as if a steam roller had rolled through my patch on the way to a fresh pile of asphalt....all three had blown up and were as flat as a pancake....

7/16/2004 6:43:52 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

JUST SAY NO....Come on Mark we need to beat Clarence this year.... Plus that dang Beachy Kid will probably make a trip to Wisconsin, Just to knock us down a few places...Everyone and his mother is growing that darn 501 seed also. Slow and steady will win the race and its a long way to the finish line.

7/16/2004 6:54:03 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

push them!!!!!

7/16/2004 7:22:22 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

Give your old lady some lovin' and then go have a smoke...you won't be thinking of blowing them up then!
(Works for me)

7/16/2004 9:10:57 PM

Indiana

You need to push that 0-0-60 to catch up in time for fair ;-)

Tom

7/16/2004 9:15:22 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

Fair, you say Tom.....hmmmmm

wait it out Mark

7/16/2004 9:41:20 PM

So. Maine

Put the pedel to the metal ......

Their gonna grow or their gonna blow !

7/16/2004 9:54:01 PM

Ann Arbor, Mi

blow 'em......and you will be "waiting til next year"....lol

7/16/2004 10:09:42 PM

Key West, FL

haha

7/17/2004 12:38:33 AM

60C Bayview Rd.Castroville,Calif 95012

If you just have put something on, try the seaweed and fish and calcium.In place of the 00-00-60.Might just be suprised come October.....
Jeff J

7/17/2004 1:03:24 AM

Sequim, WA

Get some greensand and tell yourself its 0-0-60. That way you are putting down some K and you won't be weighing your pumpkin chunk by chunk.

7/17/2004 2:12:24 AM

Colorado Hail, CO. Elev. 5,900 FT

Why not place a bomb with a timer under them instead? At least you can WATCH THEM blow up instead of FINDING THEM blown up.
Spend your money on something else... go buy some beer, hell... even give the plants some while your at it, it's organic and safer than 0-0-600...LMAO

7/17/2004 2:31:56 AM

Colo.Spgs.CO. Pikes Peak Chapter @ [email protected]

Plenty of time ( slow & steady to go guys ) a little each day does wonders..lol Take Southern's advice.lol.. As all pumpkins are of the female gender.......

7/17/2004 4:54:45 AM

Western Pa.

All pumpkins are females, maybe that's why we have such a hard time figuring them out! If you're gonna use the 0-0-60, at least put a video cam out there so we can all watch it blow over and over!

7/17/2004 7:39:13 AM

[email protected]

How's about calculating the needed quantity of potash required for the growth rate that is desired based on a quality soil test in conjuntion with a tissue analysis. There is a "plateau" level of potash we don't want to drop below.

More is stupid. Less is slow.

Calculated & applied properly (accurately), your potash WILL NOT kill your plants. Of course the Calcium, Magnesium & certain micronutrient levels also have to be held in consideration.

And if the fruits still blow, then the growth rate simply exceeded the genetic potential of the fruit.

Why do we insist on gambling when the odds can be calculated by sound plant science?

7/17/2004 7:58:06 AM

Long Island,New York

Yea, what steve said.........

7/17/2004 9:16:13 AM

Walkerton Ont

if u apply 0 0 60 granular to to soil would it break down and actually work for the soil this year

7/17/2004 9:38:05 AM

ontario

come on Mark go for it.....can't cost that much.....pressures on my friend LOL....p.s. mine are dark green.......LOL

7/17/2004 1:10:38 PM

Ga.

Come on Mark...Dont wimp out on us..We are used to seeing them blow.>Dont disappoint us bro..You know the drill better than any of us..Dont let these guys keep you from a 1000#'er..Do it,,do it now...About 6 lbs per plant should do it..You always know what you tell me...Juice it bro...LOL...Hope you get there buddy...
Jeff

7/17/2004 1:29:17 PM

Walkerton Ont

doesnt anybody know

7/17/2004 3:39:27 PM

[email protected]

0-0-60 (Muriate of Potash) goes to work in 24-72 hours. Maybe less depending on the method of application.

7/18/2004 6:40:47 PM

Walkerton Ont

granular 0 0 60 thats all i can get so i would use a fertilzier spreder and then mix it into the ground

7/18/2004 7:43:59 PM

[email protected]

tbo,

Please work with an experienced grower or local soil scientist.

7/18/2004 9:13:06 PM