Re: Soils specialists
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Soils specialists
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:15:18 EDT
In a message dated 4/22/99 8:01:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
brocfarm@pacific.net writes:
<< Subj: Soils specialists
Date: 4/22/99 8:01:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: brocfarm@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Need some help with this one. Last year I followed the soils report on N.
put in the calculated amount using a organic source blood meal. But this
type of fertilizer is slow release. Which i think works better in soils with
a low CEC. The question is.... is their recommendation based on quick
delivery. And thus the calc. would be different to accomendate the slow
release............brock >>
I would contact the lab as to their interpretation of your nitrogen needs.
I depend on Manure and Liquid Fish & Seaweed for early nitrogen supplies then
Fish Meal and many other sources of Organic "Stuff" to break down and supply
a season long steady diet of nutrition. I try and boost the breakdown
process by feeding the worms to increase the population and beefing up the
microbes that aid in the Organic break down. Only use Urea as a last resort,
don't like the spurt of tender growth it causes and it can cause early fruit
maturity.
George
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