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Re: central wisconsin apartment dweller

Hi Sean:

I generally use a liquid food (SeaMix, 3-2-2, a mix of fish and kelp
extract -- moderately aromatic, but effective!), diluting it a bit
more than the label recommends and using it every time I need to
water (around here, July can get pretty dry). This helps compensate
for the 'wash-through' effect you can have with plants in containers.
Of course, making the soil you plant in as rich as possible helps,
too -- I use as much compost as I can in my container mix.

I know how you feel about the weather -- our high for today was a
whole 49 big degrees, under cloudy skies. (Where are you, Stevens
Point?) Last weekend's snow has all melted, though, so I guess some
progress is being made! Started some more tomato and pepper seeds
today and potted up my Joseph's Coat chard and purple Kohlrabi
seedlings -- if it weren't for fluorescent lights, winter here would
*truly* make me crazy.

Happy trails.....

     Sue Drake
     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
... An immaculate house is the sign of a mis-spent life ...

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On Friday, April 18, 1997 3:25 PM, you wrote:
>
> Dear Sue,
> Thanks a lot for the advice.  Once I get a minute I plan to take a
trip
> to the library.  What kind of extra nutrients do you recommend?
Now if
> it would only warm up up here...I could get started!
> Sean Meister.

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