Thread: Feeding herbs
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Old 10-03-2004, 09:42 AM
Victoria Clare
 
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Default Feeding herbs

"MR2 ROC" wrote in
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Is it safe to use the indoor and outdoor growmore plantfood stuff on
herbs?

I'm slightly warey as to putting chemicals on and around the plants
which I am then going to eat and use for cooking.



Which herbs are you planning to fertilise? Many are adapted for fairly
harsh dry environments, and don't need much feeding.

You can get seaweed-based liquid feeds if you'd feel more comfortable with
those. (Though such small quantities are not going to make much difference
to the plants, or you eating them, and are unlikely to be chemically that
different from the organic versions anyway. )

From the environmental point of view you are probably better off using up a
packet you've already got than throwing it away and going out to buy
another one. You could use 'worm wee' if you have a wormery though.

Victoria