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Re: Fertilizers

Carrots and beets:

Both are moderate feeders and I use a well balanced fertilizer like a
10-10-10 or commercial 19-19-19, also I amend beets with boron.....they
have a specially keen sensitivity to boron deficiencies.  

Rick

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> From: Michael D. Cook <mikecook@pipeline.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Fertilizers
> Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 10:43 PM
> 
> At 08:31 PM 1/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >I, too, amend my garden every fall and/or spring with compost that is
"home
> >made".  Depending upon the type of vegetable, I also add organic
fertilizer
> >such as bone meal, blood meal, cotton seed meal, kelp meal, etc.  
> >
> >Rene.
> >  
> Hi, Rene.  Which of those fertilizers might you use on beets and carrots?
> >From what Rick was saying, it is likely I need to try different
varieties
> and perhaps water more than I have been.  Now if I fertilize them
> correctly, maybe I will get a decent yield this season.
>  
> Sheila Smith
> mikecook@pipeline.com
> Z 5/6
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