Garden Update 5: Fertilizer
February 3, 2010 by admin
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Can you use starter fertilizer in the perennial garden?
February 3, 2010 by admin
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I’ve got a bunch of starter fertilizer left over from feeding the lawn. Can I use in the perennial flower beds as well? Will it hurt (wrong element ratio?) or will it make no difference? I’d rather not go back to the store if I can help it.
Well your would need a fertilizer high in NItrogen and Phosphorus
N-P-K Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium. So a high 1st two numbers will do wonders for a perennial garden.
The nitrogen will help green your plants up and give them a good root base that will help them in summer months so you don’t have to water them as much.
The Phosphorus will promote Nice healthy blooms, the kind that make your neighbors ask you what your doing differently than them.
Just make sure you follow the manufactures instructions on how to apply it and you should be off to a great start with your perennial garden.
And to answer your initial question.. You can use the fertilizer that you have left over.. but remember why you bought it… to fertilize your lawn, it wont be as good for your perennials as it is as good for your lawn.
Planting a Vegetable Garden for Spring : Fertilizer for Vegetable Garden
February 1, 2010 by admin
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Learn how to fertilize spring vegetable garden in this free gardening video from a horticulture expert.
Expert: David Rodriguez
Bio: David Rodriguez is the County Extension Agent-Horticulture for Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County of the Texas A&M University System.
Filmmaker: Mark Sullivan
Duration : 0:1:11
Can dog poop be used as good fertilizer for my garden?
January 31, 2010 by admin
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My doberman has the biggest piles.
******* Hello, I am a Certified Master Gardener *******
Absolutely NOT!
Neither human, cat or dog fecal matter is safe to use. There are things in there that will kill plants.
It attracts COCKROACHES. Roaches carry and transmit some horrible diseases.
It is also full of viruses, etc., and you will CONTAMINATE your soil. For commercial growers in the US, it is illegal to use such substances.
It belongs ONLY IN THE TRASH, THEN AT THE LANDFILL.
I sincerely hope this helps.
PAMELA JUDGE
Can dog dooies be used as fertilizer in the garden?
January 30, 2010 by admin
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Or cat doo-ies for that matter
I know Horse manure or chicken droppings are popular fertilizers but those animals don’t eat meat. So what about burying doggy doo, do I run a risk of harming plants if buried too close?
Orange trees love doggie doodies. You can create a small pile with earth and bury the doodies until they break down. Ruminant animals such as cows and herbivores have different feces because of the nature of what they eat. There is a more of a risk of bacterial and parasitic exchange. Breaking down the feces in dirt however will work and you will be able to use them.
Chickens are not completely herbivorous, they do eat meat. My four love all scraps from the table, meatballs, pork, and steak included!
How can I make my own organic fertilizer for my veggie garden?
January 29, 2010 by admin
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I just planted some jalapeno peppers and some tomato plants 2 days ago and I want to add some good rich organic fertilizer to them. I looked some stuff up on the internet and mostly found stuff with chemicals in it. I want completely Organic and safe! No chemicals please! Any tips for some luscious peppers and tomatoes. This is my first attempt at growing stuff and I want to do a good job. Any suggestions?
Getting rich soil organically takes years, you cannot get great soil in one season.
Start a compost heap ASAP. it takes about 9 to 12 months to make good compost (many people say you can do this in 3 to 6 months and this is true if you know what you are doing-there is a lot of skill to making excellent compost)
This fall after the peppers and tomatoes come in grow a cover crop for green manure that will be cut and turned in to the soil next spring. green manures do an incredible amount of good for the soil.
Get a soil test to see what your soil is lacking.
Both peppers and tomatoes like rather low nitrogen and higher potassium and magnesium. Tomatoes love a couple of table spoons of epsom salts per planting hole.
Both appreciate a twice a month foliar feed with kelp or fish emulsion
A great gardening forum with lots of organic growers is http://idigmygarden.com/forums/index.php
How to Build a Compost Pile For Dummies
January 29, 2010 by admin
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Kitchen scraps and yard waste make great garden fertilizer after they decompose into organic matter. Building a compost pile is as easy as layering the right materials, watering, and stirring. This video shows you how to cook up your own compost pile.
Duration : 0:3:17
Organic Garden Fertilizer
January 27, 2010 by admin
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Visit http://www.husch-and-husch-fertilizer.com/ or call 1-509-848-2951 Certified Organic Flower & Garden Fertilizer. This Organic Flower & Garden Fertilizer has a N-P-K rating of 2-14-0. Formulated for superior growth in both flower and vegtable gardens.
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garden fertilizer questionnnnn?
January 27, 2010 by admin
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when you’re planning to fertilize your garden, & you plan to apply the fertilizer in double the concentration that is told to be the recommended on the label, why does the plant turn green & die??
They turn green and die because of the high nitrogen content in the fertilizer. Nitrogen (the N in NPK) feeds the foliage. A high N concentration (as in 10-5-5) will force the foliage to bolt, but it will be weak and ‘leggy’ with no ability to sustain it’s growth, so it dies.
Go Green In Garden Without Fertilizers, Pesticides
January 26, 2010 by admin
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Pesticides and fertilizers can help a garden thrive, but they can be dangerous and sometimes not necessary.
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