Re: Soils specialists
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Soils specialists
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:24:16 -0400 (EDT)
I see and heard about a lot of people using seaweed, would
some of you on the list like to give a crash course on its use.
Is it fresh or composed, is it seaweed or kelp, when & how
do you use it.
I am sure there are other new growers like myself who would
appreciate some impute from the more experienced grower.
Waiting your advice.
Bill Van
At 08:15 PM 4/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>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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