I see light leaf tips & want to know the current soil-PH. In hydroponics a large plant can easily eat too fast & quickly change the PH of the water. If your soil is having similar issues then you might need to add PH buffers in some way to extend the feeding time between PH adjustments. I'd also suggest that if you're seeing leaf-burn then you might also be getting root-burn from high-nutrients.
I do not. The only reason I would remove a vine is if they were growing over one another or things were REALLY thick. With 'normal' growth this is very unlikely.
Note ... tendrils are an energy sink and are capable of growing a whole new plant , I have pic's to prove that , so my thinking is , if you remove those major energy sinks , then the plant can redirect more of its energy towards the pumpkin and vine growth ..... have you ever seen tendrils produce whole new plants ? .... just wondering .... Ken
I like the stability that they give the vines; if growing outdoors I would consider them a must. I used to pinch them off but I think the gain by doing so would be minimal at best id think. If I pop one off by a mistake I don't really care. If a tendril weighs 1oz (probably less) and you have 300 leaves that would be about 18lb worth of weight / energy that the plant put to something else (18lb is nothing). Just my logic anyhoo.
I LOVE your educational side of this!! Have not found someone that is as explanatory as you! Thank you!
Good information! Those plants are taking off!
Totally! One of my favorite parts of the year.
What size water hoses are you running through your garden, are they soaker hoses or just regular water hoses? And how far apart are they? Thanks
I have drip tape 12" apart. I believe I use .5".
What is the granule fetilizer that you are using with the other two?
This year I am using all peters brand. Part A - B - Epsoms salt and then 15-5-15
I see light leaf tips & want to know the current soil-PH. In hydroponics a large plant can easily eat too fast & quickly change the PH of the water. If your soil is having similar issues then you might need to add PH buffers in some way to extend the feeding time between PH adjustments.
I'd also suggest that if you're seeing leaf-burn then you might also be getting root-burn from high-nutrients.
Hi Chad, great video. Do you remove the tendrills?
I do not... Death by 1000 cuts is my logic here. Several upsides to keeping them, few downsides.
@@ColoradoGiants awesome thanks for the info.
@@ColoradoGiants do you bury the tendrils? Just curious if I should
Do you remove tendrils? And do you remove secondarys that are to close to each other inorder to provide more air flow and manageable ?
I do not. The only reason I would remove a vine is if they were growing over one another or things were REALLY thick. With 'normal' growth this is very unlikely.
How close to the beginning of the plant should you start vine burying?
I wait until the plants are about 6’ long with 3 leaves on the secondary vines but in truth no such thing as too soon.
@@ColoradoGiants bury the main vine as well as secondaries?
Note ... tendrils are an energy sink and are capable of growing a whole new plant , I have pic's to prove that , so my thinking is , if you remove those major energy sinks , then the plant can redirect more of its energy towards the pumpkin and vine growth ..... have you ever seen tendrils produce whole new plants ? .... just wondering .... Ken
I like the stability that they give the vines; if growing outdoors I would consider them a must. I used to pinch them off but I think the gain by doing so would be minimal at best id think. If I pop one off by a mistake I don't really care. If a tendril weighs 1oz (probably less) and you have 300 leaves that would be about 18lb worth of weight / energy that the plant put to something else (18lb is nothing). Just my logic anyhoo.