T wrote:
....
Songbird could better say on this, but a certified
organic fertilizer shouldn't (watch the weasel word)
burn your vegi's is you use too much.

i think most of them are very expensive
for what you actually are getting in terms
of minerals/nutrients. if you can set aside
some space to grow alfalfa that can provide a
lot of N in a form that the worms will enjoy.

the problem i have with many "bagged"
materials is that they've not been treated
well so that by the time i get them they
might as well be considered sterile or
greatly depleted. in comparison, if you'd
observe what i can make in a worm bucket
that is hopping with life for pretty close
to free.

there's a lot to be said for scrounging
and growing what you can and only using the
trace nutrients/minerals called for (by
observation or soil test). it's much cheaper
and more fun to me...


Again Songbird will know better, but there comes a time
when you want to stop fertilizing as it will give
growth but no fruit.

different plants (even within the same family)
may react differently. some things you can learn
from reading, but by doing i think it drives the
lessons home a bit more firmly.


I have a black thumb, so double check everything
I tell you.

you've grown more zuchinis than i have and there
are plenty of other things i haven't grown here
well at all, but i much prefer gardening to tv so
i just keep at it.


songbird