fertilizing seedlings at different stages
I have a lot of people asking how much to feed their plants at different stages, so here is what I do.
The little seedlings, tiny ones, get 600PPM when they start to show real leaves. The next size up gets, 1200PPM until the flowers start to form on the second truss. I kick it up to 1300, then 1400 when the fourth truss of flowers starts to form. I could run it a bit higher, but some varieties like Chapman do not like too much fertilizer, the stocks will get as fat as a garden hose and fruit production drops off. Others like Crnkovic Yugoslavian like fertilizer. After the fourth truss is formed the plants are getting their full doses, 1500-1700PPM, I judge the plants overall to see what they want within that range. Keep your pH at 6.2.
Fruit is starting to set well, we seem to be headed in the right direction.
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