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Title: Fertilizers and seedlings Post by: Nievesgirl on August 05, 2009, 02:43:26 PM I been reading a lot of responses in the yahoo list regarding fertilizers and seedling. Everyone has said that fertilizers will kill seedlings. Is this true for all fertilizers ?
would a organic fertilizer like biobizz bio gro kill seedlings ? Title: Re: Fertilizers and seedlings Post by: helixturnhelix on August 05, 2009, 03:13:13 PM The truth is kerry, seedlings don't really need fertilizer until they are around 6 inches tall. Then you can give a very dilute fertilizer. I didn't fertilize my seedlings from last year until this size and they did great. I don't think it is possible to hurt them by using organic fertilizer, but its not going to do anything as far as increasing growth rate. Its kinda funny how around 6 inches is when the growth really starts to go, i wonder why that is?
Title: Re: Fertilizers and seedlings Post by: Darkhorse on August 05, 2009, 04:18:56 PM Wow, I never knew that! By "very dilute" Chris, do you mean half strength, quarter strength...?
Title: Re: Fertilizers and seedlings Post by: Nievesgirl on August 05, 2009, 04:33:15 PM I have another question Chris, but no need to make new thread.
I put my seedings in 6 in pots to grow after they got about 2 inches high. I am thinking I should have put them in smaller pots instead of the big ones does it make a difference. I think you said that some plants will grow slower because they are trying to grow a nice firm roots stock . Do you thing this is happening to some of my seedlings I see barely any growth from the ones in the bigger pots. |