Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 19, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: selmer, tn
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fertilizer preferences
would anyone care to share their fertilizer preferences for peppers and eggplants.
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June 19, 2013 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a
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I do fish emulsion and kelp early on, then once they start flowering I hit each plant with a handful of bone meal every two weeks until a month before frost.
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June 19, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Central Florida
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I'm using rabbit manure only this season. I haven't established a set schedule or quantity yet but it's looking like the eggplants might need more than the peppers and both are in the same 4' X 8' bed. I added a couple cups full of poop when they began flowering and it appears as though the peppers might be getting a little too much nitrogen. Both are producing fruit now so I'll probably continue adding a couple cups of poop every three weeks or so with more in the eggplant part of the bed.
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June 20, 2013 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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thanks for the input. i have been considering getting a rabbit or two again just for the fertilizer.
jon |
June 20, 2013 | #5 |
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Jon -
I've read that rabbit manure is about the best fertilizer one can use in a vegetable garden but using it, as with about everything else I'm doing and growing in the garden, is in the trial phase. I wouldn't want to keep, care for nor eat my own rabbits though . Luckily I found an excellent local source for it -- a lady who sponsors a group of 4H kids who raise rabbits to show.
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June 20, 2013 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Santa Clara CA
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I've tried rabbit manure last year and my tomatoes and peppers did very well. Fred Hempel was kind enough to share some of his with me. He stopped recieving it last year so I found some lama manure through a friend. I was assured it was clean and so far it has done the job. What could possibly go wrong when an animal diet is alfalfa and nothing else. Its a great gentle fertilizer with very minimal risk. Having said that I wouldn't use it in any kind of container application.
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June 20, 2013 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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Damon thanks for sharing that.
jon |
June 20, 2013 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Zone 5b
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Thanks for the info, Damon. May I ask why you wouldn't use it in a container? I've seen a couple of references regarding not using manure and/or compost in a container and since I know nothing about the subject I thought I'd ask.
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June 21, 2013 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Connecticut
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I've been growing chile peppers for a few decades and have had excellent success with good quality compost and pelleted chicken manure. I think the key is not overfertilizing peppers no matter what you are using.
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June 21, 2013 | #10 | |
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