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20 Aug 25 Acorn (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)
My pumpkins are growing well this year! But after each plant had 1 pumpkin growing on the vine the other female flowers the plant would produce started dying before they bloomed. Is that normal?
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02 Sep 25 Ky (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Hey, typically any flowering/fruiting plant needs extra nutrients to continue producing and creating good flavor. From everything I've learned in school (Horticulture-plant science) and at work (Garden Information Specialist) once plants start to produce fruits/flowers giving them essential minor elements instead of the typical N-P-K's will help them produce more and the yields taste better! I hope this helps!

Hey, typically any flowering/fruiting plant needs extra nutrients to continue producing and creating good flavor. From everything I've learned in school (Horticulture-plant science) and at work (Garden Information Specialist) once plants start to produce fruits/flowers giving them essential minor elements instead of the typical N-P-K's will help them produce more and the yields taste better! I hope this helps!

- Ky

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