fertilizer preferences

peppero · June 19, 2013

would anyone care to share their fertilizer preferences for peppers and eggplants.

jon

Boutique Tomatoes · June 19, 2013

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.

jerryinfla · June 19, 2013

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.

peppero · June 20, 2013

thanks for the input. i have been considering getting a rabbit or two again just for the fertilizer.

jon

jerryinfla · June 20, 2013

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.

sprtsguy76 · June 20, 2013

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.

Damon

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peppero · June 20, 2013

Damon thanks for sharing that.

jon

lycomania · June 20, 2013

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.

Thanks!

COMPOSTER · June 21, 2013

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.

sprtsguy76 · June 21, 2013

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Originally Posted by lycomania

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.

Thanks!

I just prefer something that's readily available for plants in containers as far as ferts go. Such as time release ferts. Not that it cant be done, but in my experience manures such as rabbit dont work as well in containers as it does in the ground. Just my experience. Same with trying to stay organic in containers. It takes much more attention in trying to keep microbes alive and thriving.

Damon

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June 19, 2013	#1
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	fertilizer preferences would anyone care to share their fertilizer preferences for peppers and eggplants. jon

June 19, 2013	#3
jerryinfla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 377	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. __________________ Jerry - You only get old if you're lucky.

June 20, 2013	#5
jerryinfla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 377	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. __________________ Jerry - You only get old if you're lucky.

June 19, 2013	#2
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	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.

June 20, 2013	#6
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	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. Damon Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

June 20, 2013	#8
lycomania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Zone 5b Posts: 179	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. Thanks!

June 21, 2013	#9
COMPOSTER Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 252	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.