Boboro
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The dust clouds from the gocart does a fair job at chokin the wormsbut Ill spray if they get bad.
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and that '' slow release fertilizer'' will kill a seedling, keep a eye on that, and do a test run first,
i use a neutral soil, and add organic nitrogen based fert's. organic products, tend to not burn a young plant, perhaps, mixing the neutral soil, with some bone meal. or is it blood meal. anywho, it's nitrogen based, and the other is more of a potash base,
and from there, use a natural organic concentrated solution, [ usually made from fish, sea-weed, and other weierd ingrediants] but the stuff does wonders for anything thats a plant,
i just dont like the idea of using a time released fert. for starting anything,
Did you like the jar or paper towel better?
Boboro
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I think the jar works better. I havent had a problem with the slow release in miracle gro but I do keep an eye on it. Ive always used it with no problems. I have had problems with starter mixes.
I just ordered some of this for my float trays. JBD recommended it cause its Urea free. http://www.tindaraorchids.com/fertilizer.htm I got the 20-10-20 Grow More Urea Free. If you see Fm's thread http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?892-Over-before-it-even-started&p=30921#post30921 Urea wiped out a whole greenhouse full of plants.
I think, using a fertilizer without a soil test is really unneeded. I exclude the people who made a soil test, if there's a nutritient shortage in your soil you may use fertilizers. It's same for seedlings (in float trays) also. But if you want to made your seeds germinate faster you may use a stuff which contains humic acid. It also helps plant to absorb nutritients from soil easier but itself is not a nutritient. I don't know the names of commercial products in the US but I guess you may find them every related store.
I got the bag for my soil test today. I will send it off next week and follow the recommendations when the results come in. My county Co-op does the test for free so I'd be amiss not to take advantage of the service. I got my float trays and fortified dirt from BigBonner. Since the dirt already has the nutrients in it, I won't have to fertilize the seedlings until they are already well established. The float trays seemed best for me because I am growing so few varieties, easy to check nutrients with a TDS meter, and I really like the ability to transplant from the float trays straight to the ground. The less I have to do, the less I can screw up. This being my first season, I'm trying to follow the KISS principle as much as possible.
Boboro
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I think , but dont know that the fetalizer in the Miraciegro is real weak. Its made for house plants and they need very little fet. over a long time. Its always worked for me. I do need a soil test but I grow all over the yard so its hard to pick a spot to get the dirt from.Its best to do it in the fall so you can ajust the PH.
http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?18-Tell-me-about-float-tray-systems/page2 Read post #54. I've also seen this mentioned somewhere else. If you mix by the instructions on the bag, you could easily overfertilize. A cheap TDS meter is cheap insurance.
BigB uses this meter: Hanna Dist WP 4 Waterproof Conductivity TDS Meter BNIB I checked it on ebay and it was over $100.00. I bought the same name brand, Hanna, but a cheaper model, for $24.00. Here's one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/TDS1-HANNA-...754?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ce63f5532
BigB uses this meter: Hanna Dist WP 4 Waterproof Conductivity TDS Meter BNIB I checked it on ebay and it was over $100.00. I bought the same name brand, Hanna, but a cheaper model, for $24.00. Here's one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/TDS1-HANNA-...754?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ce63f5532
be easy throwing that HIGH TECH meter stuff, in here, me and boboro,
like to keep it simple, you think us NECK'S know anything about reading a measuring metermmmm>>????
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but really, those house plants that stuff is made for is plants allready established, not a seedling, im telling you it will release, that fertilizer, which would be fine for a 6'' tall plant... but not a seedling fresh out of the shell.
if you go thru the bag of fertilizer, and '' pick out'' the little globs of fertilizer, you will do better using that stuff,
like to keep it simple, you think us NECK'S know anything about reading a measuring metermmmm>>????
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but really, those house plants that stuff is made for is plants allready established, not a seedling, im telling you it will release, that fertilizer, which would be fine for a 6'' tall plant... but not a seedling fresh out of the shell.
if you go thru the bag of fertilizer, and '' pick out'' the little globs of fertilizer, you will do better using that stuff,
Hey, he figured out how to smoke a hookah, I'd spend half the day looking for the carb hole and wondering what the hose was for. LOL
Boboro
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So far I havent lost a seedling and they were tiny. The ones I lost last year was some kinnda bug I could never find if it happens this year all the house get bug sprayed. This will be my 4th. year with bacca and 20th. startin plants from seed.
leverhead
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Yea, but I'll bet he can start charcoal really well.
Yea I saw the propane torch pictures. he's my hero.
Boboro
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The next curein shed if I can get it cleaned and fixed up. It dont get a lot of sun and I dont think I can heat it. But Im thinkin on it.
Boboro
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I was lookin at the Miraclegro pottin soil and shake and feed it doesnt list urethra in it
leverhead
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That's got to be on purpose! Do they make you have epileptic convertors on your cars in Mississippi?
Boboro
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Drankin and in a hurry I ask the wife to spell the wrong word. We use Cadillac convertors.
Bobo you're as bad as I am. My grow blog was two pages long before I got my seed started yesterday. Ef it I'm having a blast. LOL
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