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| Hey folks. I have just found my one stop fertilizer: Miracle Gro Shake n Feed Tomato, Fruits & Vegetables Continuous Release Plant Food Plus Calcium. I am not sure why I passed it by all this time. I see it says to use about 1 tbsp per square foot, any idea on how much to use it in a soiless mix in containers? ?tbsp's per 1 gal. of mix
Should I use a tbsp per 3 gal. ? Using it with the 5-1-1 and other soil less mix's. Please this would help me so much. Thanks. |
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- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 1:19
| Not sure why you want to use a time release in a container. A water soluble is available immediately to the plants and you can control the mix strength and application intervals |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 1:37
| Yes I use water soluble too. I hear that it is efffective to use both. I want to use this product because it has calcium and sulfur which are not found in most cheap fertilizers. I used MG tomato feed water soluble and even with the lime that was in the medium the peppers got BER. I want to try this product because it has Calcium and sulfer in it. I could try calcium nitrate or gypsum but this seems to be a good ballance. Any thought? |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 2:06
| I might add the BER was very few and could have to do with the consistent rain I was getting aswell. That said, I still want to have a good amount of Ca and S. Should I just stick with using gypsum considering it has both. Is it ok to mix lime and gypsum or should I wait untill mix is balanced? Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 10:01
| MG, when I make my 5-1-1, I add Dolomitic Garden Lime to provide Calcium/Magnesium in the proper ratio. Per gallon of mix, you add 1 Tablespoon of Lime. In addition, I incorporate Osmocote slow-release into the mix. Because the mix will be watered so thoroughly, I can expect the 4-month slow-release to be used up in 3-months. I prefer a shorter term slow-release so that I'm not guessing how much is or isn't left half-way through the season. If your mix has a higher starting pH, then add gypsum to your mix. Thereafter, every time you fertilize,
Josh |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 13:11
| Thanks Josh, The MG tomato water soluble has magnesium so I dont think I should need Epsom Salts. So the lime is enough Ca for the season? Could a little more Ca help? The reason the MG shake n feed cought my eye is because it has cheaper than Osmocote and has Ca in it. So it does not mater how much slow release I use? It is ok to use both slow release and water soluble right? If I dont use gypsum and only just lime I am still missing Sulfur too. Thats why i think I shuld use the slow release. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 13:37
| What are the numbers and ratios on the MG product? Liming your mix once should be sufficient for the season. With my Citrus, I fertilize even heavier. During prime growth, I hit 'em with 1 Tablespoon per gallon.
Josh |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 15:11
| Thank you. I was about to get FP.
Nitrogen 9.00% Sulfur 7.00% Magnesium 3.50% |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 15:31
| Hmmmm.... NPK - 9-4-12. If those numbers were moved around - 12-4-9 - then you'd be in business. I wouldn't use something with such a high Potassium number. Just doesn't make sense. I have no ideological objections to using chemical fertilizers, but I am opposed
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 19, 11 at 16:31
| Yea its 9-4-12, if I use a periodic feeding of bloom booster 10-15-10 or all purpose shouldnt that be ok? Whats wrong with 9-4-12? Should I just use the water soluble MG and gypsum (plaster of Paris)? Thanks. |
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