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Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Anyone ever had issues after using worm castings? My females are not blooming. They are going into a false fertilized state like they were pollinated. Although the never open.

6/22/2015 11:20:32 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

No.

6/23/2015 12:09:25 AM

Muddy Waters

How much worm castings did you use did you use??

6/23/2015 7:36:57 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Very hard to do... Worm castings is in soil... I have added 2000 pounds one year to my home patch never had an issue.. 1500 sq ft

6/23/2015 8:25:54 AM

Torrance, Ca.

All good things here.

Wish I could add as much as Garry!

6/23/2015 9:25:58 AM

Central Minnesota

I had a plant do that one year and it was to much Nitrogen. Did you try setting one on a side Vine? You may need to set one on a side vine and then after it is going, make it the new main and chop the rest of the plant off. Worked for me that year. Every female on the main did what you are experiencing.

6/23/2015 9:29:56 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

I added roughly 200lbs. I have had females abort from nitrogen. This pumpkin is growing like it is day 7 after pollination

6/23/2015 1:48:07 PM

Minnesota

Looks like the garden trolls pollinated it. :)

6/23/2015 2:33:56 PM

N.c.

Parthenocarpy can be either natural or artificially induced in curcubits. Have you been spraying seaweed? Might just be a mutant.

6/23/2015 3:00:51 PM

Muddy Waters

I added a 40 lb bag per plant in 2014 thats 6X40=240 lbs

6/23/2015 6:39:38 PM