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Re: Fertilizers

Sheila,

I usually incorporate a lot of wood ashes left over from my wood stove
(winter fires), before sowing the carrot seeds. This contains potassium
that helps develop the "root".  I also work about 1/2 cup of lime into each
square foot of soil before sowing.  I try not to use any high nitrogen
based fertizers for carrots because the carrots tend to grow "forked".  The
first year I had grown carrots, I had a problem with root maggots; where
the top portion of the carrot was "eaten" away. To remedy that, I sprinkled
used coffee grinds over the bed all season, which has pretty much taken
care of the maggot problem.  Also, I grow all my vegetables in raised beds
with mostly "large rock free" so the carrots don't encounter any
"obstacles" while growing.

Last year, I had picked carrots all season; from 2 inches to 8+ inches and
were yummy!



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> From: Michael D. Cook <mikecook@pipeline.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Fertilizers
> Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 11:43 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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