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Hi all

This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

Regards


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Hi all

This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

Bones are better. May go on providing phosphates for a century....

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"Niall Smyth" wrote in message
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Hi all

This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

Regards


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niall


I have used them for some years and pro growers use them, I find the
moisture release ones much better than the temperature release type.

Annabel

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"Annabel" wrote in message ...
I have used them for some years and pro growers use them, I find the
moisture release ones much better than the temperature release type.

Both need using with care on some sensitive/young plants. Too much water/too hot can = severe root damage. But yes
they're widely used for very good reasons. I use them a lot but not for everything/all the time.

Rod

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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:47:43 +0100, "Annabel"
wrote:


This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

For each of the last few summers I have put a surfinia and 2 bacopa in
a plastic planter on the wall by my front door. They have made a good
show.
However this summer the 2 bacopa refused to flower. (surfinia OK) I
put slow release fertilizer and water-retaining crystals in the
compost. Stubbornly the bacopa hung there, a mass of green.
A couple of weeks ago I decided to try one final thing; I gave them a
couple of doses of 0:10:10 liquid feed.
Guess what? I now have a mass of white flowers.
I can only deduce that the slow release had too much nitrogen.

Pam in Bristol

Slow release feed
 

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:47:43 +0100, "Annabel"
wrote:


This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

For each of the last few summers I have put a surfinia and 2 bacopa in
a plastic planter on the wall by my front door. They have made a good
show.
However this summer the 2 bacopa refused to flower. (surfinia OK) I
put slow release fertilizer and water-retaining crystals in the
compost. Stubbornly the bacopa hung there, a mass of green.
A couple of weeks ago I decided to try one final thing; I gave them a
couple of doses of 0:10:10 liquid feed.
Guess what? I now have a mass of white flowers.
I can only deduce that the slow release had too much nitrogen.

Pam in Bristol

Slow release feed
 

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:47:43 +0100, "Annabel"
wrote:


This stuff seems to good to be true

3 or 6 month intervals between feeds

Any thoughts on them?

For each of the last few summers I have put a surfinia and 2 bacopa in
a plastic planter on the wall by my front door. They have made a good
show.
However this summer the 2 bacopa refused to flower. (surfinia OK) I
put slow release fertilizer and water-retaining crystals in the
compost. Stubbornly the bacopa hung there, a mass of green.
A couple of weeks ago I decided to try one final thing; I gave them a
couple of doses of 0:10:10 liquid feed.
Guess what? I now have a mass of white flowers.
I can only deduce that the slow release had too much nitrogen.

Pam in Bristol