The moderator wrote:
I am building my first vegetable garden. I took some soil to be tested and
it was recommended that I put 8 pounds of 13-13-13 per 1000 sq ft.

My garden is only 160 square feet so I don't need very much. The Coop
suggested a small bag of 6-7-7 and using twice as much (2.5 pounds). This
makes sense, but thought I would check here for confirming advice.



What vegetables are you plan on growing? Quite frankly I don't
understand why your coop suggests 6-7-7. Also, they need to learn that
using twice as much is not (usually) as good a solution as using the
right fertilizer to begin with. Actually it might be better to use the
amount that you were told (8 lbs per 1000 sq ft) and use the 6-7-7 (if
is is readily available; that seems like a strange mix) and put it on
now and then again latter in the season.

I have an established garden and each spring I use about 1 pound of
9-12-12 per two hundred square feet at least a month before I plant
anything. Once the garden is off and growing on the heavy feeding crops
(like tomatoes) I feed them every couple of weeks using a liquid
fertilizer. I like the Expert brand (sold by Wal*Mart). It is as good
as the brand names and is much cheaper (but double what it was 5 years ago).
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Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

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