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West Chazy,N.Y.

I got some Scotts water fertilizer 13-0-44 and I would like to know how much I should add to a 275 gal. tank of water?
I could use any help I could get .......thanks
Randytcat

7/5/2005 8:35:04 PM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

Most water soluables are added at about 1 tsp / US Quart (Litre) so.....1 cup makes abot 12 gals. For 275 gals you need about 23 cups. Now keep in mind this is a lot of fertilizer. On a 150-200 ft2 plant I use about 4-5 gals of solution of this strength ( a big handfull of fert/ 5 gal pail)about every week to ten days. You can dilute it more and apply more solution.

7/5/2005 9:57:50 PM

West Chazy,N.Y.

OK ! thanks. I will not be useing this untill my pumpkin reaches 150lbs. and I will use it sparingley.
So I can water every day.

7/6/2005 8:21:49 AM

Rhode Island

just a piece of advice from someone thats been around atlantic giants for a few years

i would reccommend that if you must use any kind of fertilizer ( sparingly) that you use a 10-10-10- or 20-20-20 during july and early august

if you want to use a finisher like 5-10-40, 13-0-44, 15-11-29, etc,etc, that you use it starting mid august at the reccommended rate only once per week

if your soil is properly mixed and balanced you may not even need these amts to be successful

pls remember that potash forces the pumpkin to mature as much as it helps fruit growth

dick

7/6/2005 10:43:13 PM