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Old 30-06-2004, 07:17 PM
Alan Gould
 
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Default Over-Fertilised

In article zVxEc.27$Ln6.19@newsfe4-gui, Joanne
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I made a mistake with my measuring and consequently over-fertilised my
tomatoes and aubergines. I flushed them with clear water when I realised
what I'd done. This was about a month ago.

Should I not fertilise again this season, or would it be okay to begin
fertilising again (paying better attention to the instructions this time)?

You would do better not to fertilise again unless you think the plants
are showing some signs of needing it. We do not fertilise ours at all
because we grow them in the greenhouse floor consisting of fresh own
made organic compost. That contains enough nutrients for a good cropping
season, then we refresh the soil before starting again the following
year. In that way, the plants take up as much nutrition as they need for
natural development and fruiting. We have done that for many years and
have excellent results in terms of flavour and quantity.

If aphids appear, we clear those with a foliar application of nettle
infusion. Some of that is ingested into the plants via the leaves,
providing them with a certain amount of nutrients.

Urg nettle FAQ at: http://www.nugget.demon.co.uk/MetaFAQ/nettle.html
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.
 
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