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Subject: Comments - Henry-the giant pumpkin grower 2025-05-
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Ken D. |
Connecticut, USA
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Sorry to hear about more troubles for you Henry. Don't give up! I think the weather is going to turn for the better soon.
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5/28/2025 12:37:29 PM
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Dalton |
Ironton, ohio
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Hang in there Henry, it's not over till it's over! June is around the corner and I think sunshine and heat will turn things around. I believe many of us are having a tough May. Stay positive and GROW BIG!
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5/28/2025 12:51:30 PM
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Howard |
Nova Scotia
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Perhaps it was a combination of many factors beyond your control. Plants really did not have an opportunity to slowly adjust and get use to the weather. In shock probably when sun finally came out etc. Plants should snap out it and away you go the races!
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5/28/2025 2:27:49 PM
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Giant Pumpkin Farmer Mike |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Those new leaves don't really look yellow to my eye. They look like fresh new lighter green leaves which haven't fully filled yet with chlorophyll. My new growth often looks like this especially on newer plants before the roots can keep up with leaf growth to provide nutrients in timely manner to build chlorophyll. Give it a few days and see if these newer leaves turn deep green. I bet they do!
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5/29/2025 2:53:43 AM
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BarryL |
Merrimack NH
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Henry- It looks like maybe the plants were not getting enough sunlight with that set up you had. Not sure if you did a soil test this year and what it showed, but now that you have the greenhouse off, I would start by making sure they are getting enough nitrogen. A lack of nitrogen would explain the poor side vine growth and yellow color. I would start including Calcium Nitrate in your feeding / watering every day until your soil warms up and the plants really start taking off.
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5/29/2025 9:17:44 AM
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Henry-the giant pumpkin grower |
Topsfield, MA
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Thanks for your support guys. Really appreciate it. Definitely going to try and hang in there and hopefully the plants respond soon with more sunshine. Definitely a really weird and frustrating start. Barry good to hear from you! I will try your recommendation with some calcium nitrate to the plants and see if that helps them with the secondary growth. Appreciate everyone’s advice a lot and hopefully I start seeing some positive results soon
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5/29/2025 9:45:40 AM
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