Re: Fertilizer - HOW MUCH?
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Fertilizer - HOW MUCH?
- From: H* E* P*
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 23:12:25 -0700
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pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
>
> O.K., now Marty Max says he uses 2 GALLONS of water soluable fertilizer
These seems to be no way to know how much fertilizer to use on any
crop. Experts advise tissue tests, but they cost $25 or so.
After you pay for the tests, no one is sure how to use them. The
tables are just based on instances where the crop seemed to be good.
Companies selling tissue tests will not tell the above, but your
university folks will tend to answer as I have above.
K+ and PO4--- do not move much in the soil and excess this year is
mostly available next year. However, NO3- is very mobile and the excess
moves into the ground water. Farmers are finding they get better crops
by applying nitrogen throughout the growing season.
> I use a good amount of balanced organic slow release fertilizer in the soil
> before I start (8-8-8), and add a couple inches of composted manure and other
> compost.
I would seem the above would be plenty of nitrogen, unless someone has
contrary advice. Unless the fertilizer is applied as sodium or chloride
forms, I don't think too much salt will be a problem except when
strongly over fertilized.
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