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Feeding Veg
Our main veg patch has and is being very successful - due I am sure to the
amount of manure and compost which has been dug into it over the past couple of years. A couple of months ago we rotavated a strip in our adjoining field to enable us to extend our range of veg. Courgettes (which we had grown from seed in the greenhouse) are doing fine - having been planted with lots of compost. But the seeds we sowed - broad beans, french beans, carrots and sweetcorn - and "thinnings" of cabbages and cauliflowers are not doing so well. I am sure they need some sort of feed but not sure what. Hubby scattered chicken manure pellets around but that doesn't seem to have helped. Any suggestions? Jeanne Stockdale |
Feeding Veg
" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
... Our main veg patch has and is being very successful - due I am sure to the amount of manure and compost which has been dug into it over the past couple of years. A couple of months ago we rotavated a strip in our adjoining field to enable us to extend our range of veg. Courgettes (which we had grown from seed in the greenhouse) are doing fine - having been planted with lots of compost. But the seeds we sowed - broad beans, french beans, carrots and sweetcorn - and "thinnings" of cabbages and cauliflowers are not doing so well. I am sure they need some sort of feed but not sure what. Hubby scattered chicken manure pellets around but that doesn't seem to have helped. Any suggestions? Jeanne Stockdale Feed beans with a solution of 2 tbsp Epsom Salts dissolved in a full watering can. Make some nettle or comfrey brew for the rest, sweetcorn and brussels especially respond to that, but most plants will benefit from feeding with it. Jeannie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.713 / Virus Database: 469 - Release Date: 30/06/04 |
Feeding Veg
" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message ... : Our main veg patch has and is being very successful - due I am sure to the : amount of manure and compost which has been dug into it over the past couple : of years. : : A couple of months ago we rotavated a strip in our adjoining field to enable : us to extend our range of veg. Courgettes (which we had grown from seed in : the greenhouse) are doing fine - having been planted with lots of compost. : But the seeds we sowed - broad beans, french beans, carrots and sweetcorn - : and "thinnings" of cabbages and cauliflowers are not doing so well. : : I am sure they need some sort of feed but not sure what. Hubby scattered : chicken manure pellets around but that doesn't seem to have helped. : : Any suggestions? : : Jeanne Stockdale I wonder if it has built up it's acidity over the years and would benefit from a good liming? |
Feeding Veg
" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message ... Our main veg patch has and is being very successful - due I am sure to the amount of manure and compost which has been dug into it over the past couple of years. A couple of months ago we rotavated a strip in our adjoining field to enable us to extend our range of veg. Courgettes (which we had grown from seed in the greenhouse) are doing fine - having been planted with lots of compost. But the seeds we sowed - broad beans, french beans, carrots and sweetcorn - and "thinnings" of cabbages and cauliflowers are not doing so well. I am sure they need some sort of feed but not sure what. Hubby scattered chicken manure pellets around but that doesn't seem to have helped. Any suggestions? Jeanne Stockdale ------------------ If it was only two months ago that you rotovated the field grass then the time factor is your problem. At the moment the nutrients are locked in the rotting grass and even surplus nitrogen will have been taken to assist the rotting. You should have broken the ground last Autumn and you would then be getting the fine results expected from new ground. At the moment, an application of Growmore would be the best remedy~~ expect good crops next year. If you break turf again you will find that the best method is to plough. The deep inverted grass soon breaks down~~ but even then two months would be expecting too much. Best Wishes Brian. |
Feeding Veg
"Jeannie" wrote in message ... " Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message ... Our main veg patch has and is being very successful - due I am sure to the amount of manure and compost which has been dug into it over the past couple of years. A couple of months ago we rotavated a strip in our adjoining field to enable us to extend our range of veg. Courgettes (which we had grown from seed in the greenhouse) are doing fine - having been planted with lots of compost. But the seeds we sowed - broad beans, french beans, carrots and sweetcorn - and "thinnings" of cabbages and cauliflowers are not doing so well. I am sure they need some sort of feed but not sure what. Hubby scattered chicken manure pellets around but that doesn't seem to have helped. Any suggestions? Jeanne Stockdale Feed beans with a solution of 2 tbsp Epsom Salts dissolved in a full watering can. Surely that is grossly too concentrated a Magnesium source? After all, Mg is only a trace element. Make some nettle or comfrey brew for the rest, sweetcorn and brussels especially respond to that, but most plants will benefit from feeding with it. If indeed the soil is impoverished, applying Growmore at the normally recommended rate is a well-balanced fertiliser which additionally probably contains all the trace elements you need, as unspecified impurities. Franz |
Feeding Veg
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
... snip Feed beans with a solution of 2 tbsp Epsom Salts dissolved in a full watering can. Surely that is grossly too concentrated a Magnesium source? After all, Mg is only a trace element. snip I have absolutely NO IDEA of the science behind the Epsom Salts but all I can say is that I have been given this remedy by more than one fellow gardener and it works, so that's good enough for me! Jeannie Make some nettle or comfrey brew for the rest, sweetcorn and brussels especially respond to that, but most plants will benefit from feeding with it. If indeed the soil is impoverished, applying Growmore at the normally recommended rate is a well-balanced fertiliser which additionally probably contains all the trace elements you need, as unspecified impurities. Franz --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.713 / Virus Database: 469 - Release Date: 30/06/04 |
Feeding Veg
On 5/7/04 9:02 am, in article , "Jeannie"
wrote: snip I have absolutely NO IDEA of the science behind the Epsom Salts but all I can say is that I have been given this remedy by more than one fellow gardener and it works, so that's good enough for me! snip It's a very old 'remedy' and I found this on a web site Soil pH How well plants grow can be strongly influenced by whether the soil is acid or alkaline. Itıs best to get the pH right before dealing with other nutrient problems. Lack of magnesium This appears as a lack of green in the leaves. The area between the veins of leaves, especially the lower older ones, goes yellow. Sometimes the leaf margins also lose their green colour. Plants of the cabbage family sometimes develop a purplish colour. Sandy soils are most likely to lack magnesium. This deficiency is also seen when there is plenty of magnesium in the soil, but the roots cannot take it up because of poor soil structure, drought or water-logging. When the underlying problems are resolved the magnesium deficiency disappears. Fast-growing plants may show a temporary magnesium deficiency in the older leaves. This usually sorts itself out when the plant begins to grow more slowly. There is no need to add extra magnesium. Common magnesium fertilisers The amount of magnesium in fertiliser has to be stated on the packet. However, few compound fertilisers contain it, as plants need much less magnesium than nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Both Epsom salts (10% Mg) and kieserite (16% Mg) are fast-acting, water-soluble fertilisers containing magnesium sulphate. Kieserite contains less water in its crystals than the more frequently sold Epsom salts and is usually cheaper to use when treating large areas. Because it is less soluble, it can be used in seedbeds, where Epsom salts could scorch delicate young roots. Epsom salts are used for foliar feeding, as they are more soluble in water than kieserite. Neither fertiliser is organic. Magnesium is easily washed out of soils that contain little or no clay. Since these soils are often acid and need lime, maintain the pH using magnesian limestone. This ground limestone, derived from magnesium-rich rocks, is also known as Maglime or Dolodust. See the Lime Factsheet (GWF394) for details of how much to use and where to get it. Magnesian limestone is acceptable to organic growers, but do not use it where you intend to grow acid-loving plants like rhododendrons and heathers. Foliar-feed these plants instead * especially rhododendrons which can suffer from magnesium deficiency. Some liquid fertilisers contain a little magnesium * these are a useful pick-me-up for container-grown plants * tomatoes in growing bags, for example. Manure, seaweed, compost and mushroom compost contain small amounts of magnesium. Cattle manure, for example, contains 0.04%Mg. Magnesium and potassium High levels of potassium (K) in the soil suppress plantsı uptake of magnesium, so avoid overdosing with fertilisers containing potassium. Conversely, overfeeding with magnesium fertiliser can induce a potassium deficiency in plants. Foliar feeding helps overcome this imbalance. General guidelines If your soil has not been analysed recently and you believe that plants are showing magnesium deficiency, try a foliar feed in the first instance. If this has some effect, the soil may be deficient, and applying a magnesium GWF395 Updated Dec 2003 Magnesium fertiliser should be worthwhile. Spreading 30g a sq m (1oz a sq yd) of Epsom salts or kieserite will provide sufficient magnesium for most soils. Suppliers Magnesian limestone, Epsom salts and kieserite: LBS Group Cottontree, Nr Colne, Lancashire BB8 7BW 0870 873300 www.lbs-group.co.uk Garden Direct Dept MO Unit, 40 Hillgrove Business Park, Nazing Road, Nazing, Essex EN9 2BB 01992 890770 -- Sacha (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
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