Photos of plants after a good spray of Fish Emulsion this am.
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Comments (7)Anniew, I'm not sure if it is a proportioner or not. Can you help me out? I found the documentation that came with the feeder on the web. It is here: http://www.lillymiller.com/labels/Alaska/09300011.pdf Documentation on the fish emultion is here: http://www.planetnatural.com/site/alaska-fish-fertilizer.html Squeeze, Good point. So what application rate is a good starting point? I suppose you should know a little about my soil: - Clay loam structure - 4 - 8 inches of well composted horse manure - Vegetables include tomatoes, beets, bell peppers, hops, kale, swish chard, herbs, carrots, eggplants, kol rhabi, arugula, etc... I'm looking to simply augment the horse manure during the growing season. I was mixing 1 gallon batches and direct feeding, but the garden has gotten huge and just don't have time to hand water the whole thing so I was hoping to spray feed the fish emulsion. Thanks for all the replies so far :) Here is a link that might be useful: Documentation for feeder...See MoreFish emulsion?
Comments (18)Fish emulsion is one of, if not the most benign supplements out there and it is honestly almost impossible to overdose with it (unless perhaps you used it daily). Not only is it a low dosage of the primary nutrients but it is in a form that encourages a slow and only-as-needed absorption by the plants. Plus it has the advantage of multiple levels of dilution. As many of the past discussions here about it show, many gardeners use it diluted to 1/4 strength each time they water plants or 1/2 strength every 10-14 days. Lots of discussions about using fish emulsion On the tomato growing forums it is often recommended as a foliar spray as well as a root drench with no concerns. So unlike many of the mass market synthetics used to excess by so many, fish emulsion has few if any negative side effects (other than odor). Dave...See MoreFertilizer Questions (Fish emulsion, Dr Earth, Plant tone?) help...
Comments (17)So I decided to give away the tomatoe plants I was going to grow in containers to our grandparents. My husband talked me into it since I just started my nursing program on Monday, & of course he's right, it would be hard for me to manage everyone in our garden. So as of now, I have 5 tomatoe plants in the ground. We have a new house and the new thing around here is "no backyard". Our backyard is TINY!! There all doing great so far, we amended the holes with master nursery bumper crop (should have done the whole area as a whole, but will do it next year), I put in 3 celebrity, 1 Brandywine & a better boy. We added tomatoe tone around the tomato plants 4-6 inches around the stem & topped it with earthworm castings & straw bought from tractor supply (10.99 a compressed bale) and left about a 1 inch of empty around the stem. As for my strawberry plant and basil and cilantro which are in containers, I just threw on some earthworm casting and topped with straw. The banana pepper is in a whisky barrel container and I threw 8 stakes in of Jobes organic vegetable slow release fertilizer in the soil (what packaging said). So as for the tomatoe tone - it says add more in 14 days after the first fertilization. What do you guys recommend? We planted the plants on March 28, added the fertilizer and earthworm castings April 1. Should I get any other kind of fertilizer for my tomatoe plants or is the tomatoe tone good enough to last me all season (remember they are all in the ground). What about my strawberry or herbs? Should i just forsure leave them alone or just keep adding worm castings once a month? I think I'm leaving the fish emulsion alone, too confusing for me, unless someone advises me to use some on my plants - do give details lol...See MoreFish fertilizer/Emulsion with FoliagePro? Proper Dosage?
Comments (34)Kelly you didn't stir things up at all. No need to apologize) Vladimir has known me for quite some time now,and I was quite taken back to see the response he directed to my helpful suggestion, brushing my suggestion off as a mere story, unfounded , after all the help I have given him and others, and after all the success he knows that I have had through the years. At a time you think you have made good friends here, there is always that one that comes along and disappoints you. . I'm just grateful this entire forum for the most part is not only made of people that care about their trees, but people that care about each other and show respect for those that have had great success with many little secrets you don't find anywhere else verses those that make others appear that their success is foolish. Like I said, you are always welcomed to e-mal me and see how I prevent pest invasions on my trees year after year while others are constantly dealing with them. I use to have this problem, but not anymore except for the trees I don't bother treating with F.E Have a wonderful night. When I said I was done here, I was done trying to convince the minute few who have yet to try the product I use and the way I use it....See Moregranburyflowergirl
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