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Post by dcdahlia on May 14, 2013 19:37:47 GMT
I rotovate 28 kg of 6x chicken pellets in about this time of the year and then just before planting out top dress with fish blood and bone.I then feed twice a month with miracle gro.
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Post by Lou78W on May 14, 2013 19:44:46 GMT
I don't actually feed mine with anything. Nor do I water them once they are established. However, my growing area is mulched in about late June with as much fresh horse manure/straw/wood chips as I can get. Every time it rains (and we get a lot of that in South Wales even in a 'normal' summer) some of the nutrient is washed out of the mulch and down to the plants. It has worked well for me but it may not be to everyone's taste. Crumbs!! fresh manure?.......surely not  |
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Post by scrumpy on May 14, 2013 20:34:17 GMT
I used to use chempak as Tel, but have now switched to elixir that has the same formula but half the price.
Also use liquid humus and liq seaweed( both chempak)
I dig in Vitax Q4 fertiliser round about now, and at planting time sprinkle a little nutrimate in the planting hole.
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Post by snute2008 on May 14, 2013 20:45:33 GMT
Tel, that is the chempac disoved in water and then foliar feed?
Thanks Lou, thats should good.
Would like to get away with the manure but I cannot seem to find a reliable source to be honest.
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Post by Tel on May 15, 2013 10:25:26 GMT
Tel, that is the chempac disoved in water and then foliar feed? Thanks Lou, thats should good. Would like to get away with the manure but I cannot seem to find a reliable source to be honest. That's the one Snute, I buy mine from the local horticultural society, they sell it a lot cheaper than garden centre's. |
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Post by markb on May 15, 2013 12:31:23 GMT
I don't actually feed mine with anything. Nor do I water them once they are established. However, my growing area is mulched in about late June with as much fresh horse manure/straw/wood chips as I can get. Every time it rains (and we get a lot of that in South Wales even in a 'normal' summer) some of the nutrient is washed out of the mulch and down to the plants. It has worked well for me but it may not be to everyone's taste. Crumbs!! fresh manure?.......surely not Yes indeed. This has worked for the past five years with no loss or damage to plants. Every year I try and increase the amount of growing area covered in this way and the soil beneath improves year on year as the weather can throw what it likes at it and the mulch takes the brunt of the rain/snow/sun protecting the soil. Best decision this winter was to apply a 12in mulch of fresh strawy stable manure around four winter cauliflower plants 2 days before heavy snow. These plants came through the snow far happier and are twice the size of those left unmulched. |
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Post by Tel on May 15, 2013 13:34:04 GMT
My last two varieties arrived today from Halls. Blyton Romance and Barbarry Sunbeam.
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Post by markb on May 15, 2013 16:43:53 GMT
Thanks, Tel. Got Barbarry Sunbeam ordered as well so I can expect a parcel soon, I hope!
Just put all my dahlias back in greenhouse as there is a chance of frost for my area tonight. Hmph!
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 18:05:34 GMT
I don't actually feed mine with anything. Nor do I water them once they are established. However, my growing area is mulched in about late June with as much fresh horse manure/straw/wood chips as I can get. Every time it rains (and we get a lot of that in South Wales even in a 'normal' summer) some of the nutrient is washed out of the mulch and down to the plants. It has worked well for me but it may not be to everyone's taste. Crumbs!! fresh manure?.......surely not This musr be the vindaloo of all the ground dressings, sore bums comes to mind for mark's plants methinks !!!! If it works, why not. |
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Post by Lou78W on May 15, 2013 19:14:30 GMT
Indeed......if it ain't broke....don't fix it.. ;D
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Post by Tel on May 16, 2013 7:03:22 GMT
Thanks, Tel. Got Barbarry Sunbeam ordered as well so I can expect a parcel soon, I hope! Just put all my dahlias back in greenhouse as there is a chance of frost for my area tonight. Hmph!I had to do the same Mark.  |
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Post by markb on May 18, 2013 11:36:57 GMT
Started planting out the dahlias today. 9 Willo's Violet, 9 Trelyn Kiwi and 2 Ruskin Andrea. These were all in need of potting on so I decided to take a chance on frosts and plant out.
The last of my cuttings of Lillian Marston seem to have rooted so these will need to be potted on this week, when I have made space in greenhouse (again!).
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Post by scrumpy on May 18, 2013 13:53:43 GMT
Before planting out properly I always put them in their planting position still in their pots. That tends to encourage the root ball to grow through the holes so not quite as congested when finally planted. Plus of course, if there was to be a frost I could bring them inside.
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Post by sweetpea on May 18, 2013 14:25:43 GMT
Lou, stable manure is not as strong as cow or pig farmyard manure.
I have used it for many years on sweetpeas and runner beans with no harmful effects.
have also spread it around the veg patch.
i don't deliberately go for FRESH stable manure. Its just that that is how it is when I collect it.
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Post by Tel on May 22, 2013 14:12:00 GMT
To say I am only growing smalls and miniatures for seeds this year, I have still 300 to plant out. ;D
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