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formerly RGG

Hey Mark,I noticed a bit of yellow around the outside of your melon leafs. I think you can correct this by spraying them (especially the undersides of the leafs) with a good all purpose chemical fertilizer such as Miracle Grow.They are usually able to get enough balance through the leaf stoma to correct the problem. I hope this helps.

5/1/2011 10:09:57 PM

Muddy Waters

yeah I was wondering about that yellow,I hate to fertilize such a young seedling,I pulled plastic off house today,the rain should give it what it needs,will fert in a week or so.Like Ken Sweet says the goodies are in the soil,so dont want to over do it,Thanks for feedback though!!

5/1/2011 10:50:03 PM

formerly RGG

Mark,from what I have read, a melon takes in very little of it's total nutrient needs from foliar feeding.But they will take in enough to correct a nutrient deficiency.Anyway, I was having the same problem this spring and the foliar feeding seems to have corrected the problem for me.

5/2/2011 8:17:44 AM

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Just my 2 cents here, although I do agree with applying an even fert that has the 3 old faithfuls "N-P-K", with all of the rain that we have been getting, soils can start leeching nutrients fast, but.... sometimes we automaticly feel that yellowing of leaves is a nitrogen deficiency, most times it could be, but magnesium deficiency displays itsself in a very similar way.
Magnesium is one of those really important but often over looked nutrients, it is critial to plant growth:
•Magnesium is part of the chlorophyll in all green plants and essential for photosynthesis.
•Magnesium aids in Nutrient uptake control
•Magnesium is a Carrier of Phosphorus in the plant
•Magnesium is both an enzyme activator and a constituent of many enzymes
•Magnesium Increases Iron utilization
Without making this an ad for products, I would highly recommend applying a product that will replenish the micronutrients such as Microtech CT, it will provide the micronutrients that most of the chemical ferts do not contain. Microtech CT will provide:

4% Nitrogen
3.5% Chelated Iron (Fe)
1.5% Chelated Magnesium (Mg)
0.75% Chelated Manganese (Mn)
4% Sulfur (S)
0.75% Chelated Zinc (Zn)
0.15% Boron (B)
0.003% Molybdenum (Mo)

Both of the products together will give that plant all of the nutrients it needs to thrive.
Mark, give me a ribng and I can recommend another great product that will keep the mag and calcium ratios where they should be during the season.
Thanks,
Tom

5/2/2011 8:51:45 AM

formerly RGG

Well in all fairness I did add a little epsom salts and some chelated iron to my water. So those may have been part of my "cure".

5/2/2011 1:02:14 PM

Muddy Waters

The yellow is from lack of water,I havent used cables in like 12 years,I wasnt watering enough with ground temps at 74- 80 degrees!Air temps were hitting 90.You better be mighty careful putting any kind of ferts on melon seedlings,you can fry them in a new york minute!!

5/2/2011 5:18:46 PM

Muddy Waters

my mag is 20.2

5/2/2011 5:20:24 PM

formerly RGG

Thank you Mark.

5/2/2011 6:46:27 PM