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Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Have anybody tried iv water for the p-kins?

7/7/2014 3:49:32 PM

Hinckley MN

Not for the kins, but ringers lactate was what the medics wanted to practice IVs with. A nice sugar pick me up.

Poking anything into a pumpkin is asking for bacterial rot to set in.

7/7/2014 7:12:01 PM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Hi Farmer Ben!
I did not mean into the fruit,but into the stem above the fruit.And the iv water is dextrose monohydrate.

7/7/2014 7:53:45 PM

Hinckley MN

I'm sure everything has been tried before. Roots are designed to absorb water. Stems, not so much. You can always try it and report the results!

7/7/2014 8:39:07 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

A couple years ago on one of the message boards I joked about using milk IV. Some people actually believed it. I sure wouldn't do it.

7/7/2014 11:36:22 PM

So. Maine

Around 25 years ago I experimented with an milk iv after the pumpkin reached 150 pounds . Inserted it in a drilled hole at the tee in the vine where the stem connects .

Must of Od'ed on the white stuff as the pumpkin rotted by summers end .

Had to try it ................

7/8/2014 12:25:14 AM

Cameron

I'm afraid that all your going to get is disappointed. Rot is the only thing that will happen, even on the vine itself. I suggest you can that idea & maybe look for other reasons why your not getting the results your looking for. I would suggest a tissue test just to make sure the plants are getting all the nutrients they need to be healthy & happy. If you do a tissue test & want help, send me the results & I'll try to help you figure it out. We've been doing them for years, so we have a bit of an idea what we are doing.

Remember, your plants are only as good as your weakest nutrients.
Good luck,
Jane & Phil
GVGO

7/8/2014 9:33:17 AM