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Lexington, Ky

At what point in a Giant's life will it need the full one inch of water?

Is there any moisture intake by a giant via humidity? Get some hot/humid days in Kentucky and wondering if I should back down the water during those days......

5/11/2005 10:50:59 AM

Montoursville, PA

Between you and mother nature you will need one to two inches, of water a week, onto the portion, of the patch covered by plant.

If you have very high humus or organic content this factor may be reduced due, to the holding capacity, of higher humus, in the total picture.

If you are using Mycorrhizae Inoculants you may follow the makers suggestions, as to a reduction in the need for moisture content, of the growing medium.

The pumpkin likes a good bit of water. I would not factor in humidity. However the time, of day, you add water, in high humidity may be considered. It is best, to have a dry plant as soon as possible, after watering or foliar feeding.

No matter when or how you add water a good soaking is far better than a little spritz that may draw your feeder roots, to the surface where high heat can fry them, on a hot day.

A light mulch is a great water saver and weed preventor as well as a high heat modifier. This is in addition, to added nutrients, that become available as the mulch breaks down.

5/11/2005 12:03:29 PM

Canada

Agree with Doc, Its been in the High 80's here for the past week and ive been watering on a nightly basis, On my last Deep Soak I applied a thick 1" layer of spagnum Peat moss across the entire patch ( yes my patch is small) took 2 full bags to cover. it was 85 out today and at night when i un covered the peat it was still nice and damp under the peat. Peatmoss along with mulch holds the moisture in. only reason I went with spagnum peatmoss is because it helps to lower the PH, MY current PH level is way up so hopefully this helps in lowering my PH a tad for 2006 grow season + with this peat its 50.5 % organic matter added to the patch as well :-)

Dave

6/3/2005 12:10:51 AM