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churchville, ny

I'm really not a new grower but I feel like one since I"m not sure what is wrong with my plants. The plants are small and they all have small leaves that are a light olive green (some are yellow). We have had alot of rain here in western NY with cool nights - that may be the problem but it has been good growing weather the past few days and there is no improvement with color. I thought that all the rain may have leached the nutients from the soil but I am reluctant to fertilize since some female flowers have appeared. I have used seaweed powder with some water soluble fertilizer once per week. Ideas!! Thanks, Swaintech

7/13/2009 11:03:24 PM

Canada

Lots of rain and cold nights will do this, Hold off on any fertilizers till the soil is dry.

7/14/2009 2:18:35 PM

Ct

Try a foliar spray of Neptune's fish and seaweed liquid. The leaves should turn green within a couple of days, at least that was my experience last year when the leaves were pale green. They greened up within two days after the foliar feeding.

7/14/2009 8:54:12 PM

churchville, ny

Thanks for the info - how much of the Neptunes do you put in each gallon of water?

7/14/2009 9:47:05 PM

Leicester, NY

Tom,
It's just the extreme weather we've had and I’m not so sure we can do anything about it until Mother Nature smiles upon us. I’d say half of my plants look a lot like what you're describing, they just won’t grow. The pumpkins that looked like they were going to grow split right down the middle yesterday and today. Only 2 days above 80 degrees since June 1, along with 40 degree nights and record breaking rain amounts for the season makes for small leaves and yellow sick looking plants. I would keep hitting the plants with your seaweed and when it warms up, the plants should green up. The weather person said tonight, he thought September would be great, so hang in there, there’s still hope!

7/14/2009 10:11:51 PM

churchville, ny

Hi Joe, thanks for the response - I guess it is the same for all of us in western NY. I bought some Neptune fish and seaweed today which I will try in small amounts. I'm thinking that the pumpkin plants are low in nitrogen since the corn plants I did not use much nitrogen on are the same color as the pumpkin plants and the corn plants I hit hard with nitogen are big and dark green. I know too much nitrogen at this point with blossom is not good but I think we are running out of time. Good luck

7/15/2009 7:41:14 PM