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fertilizer fertilizer recommendation
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As for numbers, when the peppers are young seedlings or were just cut back in their second or third, ect... year of growth you want to give them a high N fertilizer and give them a very small amount of Magnesium and Calcium, when they are much larger and ready to fruit, switch to a higher P and K fert and a tad more Magnesium and Calcium, either from Dolomite (which has both) or Epsom Salt for the Magnesium and ground eggshells or bonemeal for the Calcium.
Typical amounts are a Tablespoon per gallon of Epsom Salt, and I use a Tablespoon or less per plant of Dolomite (depending on pot size).
I use General Purpose plant food (Equal N-P-K) for early life, and switch to Bloom Booster (15-30-15). But like I said, you can use a high N fert (compared to P and K).
And never feed them if they look healthy! Hope that helps
Typical amounts are a Tablespoon per gallon of Epsom Salt, and I use a Tablespoon or less per plant of Dolomite (depending on pot size).
I use General Purpose plant food (Equal N-P-K) for early life, and switch to Bloom Booster (15-30-15). But like I said, you can use a high N fert (compared to P and K).
And never feed them if they look healthy! Hope that helps
I'm using the Fox Farm line of nutrients and have nothing but good things to say about them.
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I use the Botanicare Progrow with Liquid Karma to start my plants with then switch to a 10-10-10 or 13-13-13 granular fertilize once they are planted out...then when they look like they are wanting to start producing, I use a 7-14-7 granular fertilize...I use about a Tbsp per 5 gallon container as a "side dressing"...then water it in...they also get about a Tbsp of Epsom Salts once a month...
i use chili focus from seedling on. when i repot to the last pot i also blend in some bat guano (guano kalong) and epsom. i also use the different organic additives from growth technology, nitrozyme (kelp concentrate), green age - plant stimulator (seaweed , not concentrated), green age - soil enhancer (humic acid).
chili focus is great, no problem, not difficult. the dosage is 5ml/L seedling on, then at first signs of bloom its 10ml/L, no risk of burning or overfeeding... if the plant seems its needing more fertilizer then its ok to feed up to 3 times a week, just remembering not to up the dosage per feeding.
chili focus is great, no problem, not difficult. the dosage is 5ml/L seedling on, then at first signs of bloom its 10ml/L, no risk of burning or overfeeding... if the plant seems its needing more fertilizer then its ok to feed up to 3 times a week, just remembering not to up the dosage per feeding.
What's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!
Can't recall who posted it, but I copied this fert recipe that was posted here a while back. Then I asked a friend who is a master Gardner and she said it's spot on for peppers so I started using it. She did say that she would decrease the amount of bone meal until flowering starts and after that decrease the amount of blood meal.
She also suggested that I should could do each ingredient separately instead of mixing them all together at once: Here is a sample below
5 Heaped tablespoons of Blood and Bone type fertilizer
3 " " of Potash
1 once of epsom salts
40 mls of Fish Emulsion
1 drop of Superthrive
30ml Seasol (sorry forgot)
Mix each with 1 1/2 Gallons of water
Feeding 1. Blood & Bone fertilizers and potash.
Feeding 2. Fish emulsion and sesol
Feeding 3. Epsom salts
Feeding 4. Superthrive
Kudos to the poster
She also suggested that I should could do each ingredient separately instead of mixing them all together at once: Here is a sample below
5 Heaped tablespoons of Blood and Bone type fertilizer
3 " " of Potash
1 once of epsom salts
40 mls of Fish Emulsion
1 drop of Superthrive
30ml Seasol (sorry forgot)
Mix each with 1 1/2 Gallons of water
Feeding 1. Blood & Bone fertilizers and potash.
Feeding 2. Fish emulsion and sesol
Feeding 3. Epsom salts
Feeding 4. Superthrive
Kudos to the poster
I use the decomposed nutes that exit the south end of a north bound chicken.
rds040800 said:
Does that mean you bought a commercial potting soil with nutes? Like Miracle Grow or Sta-Green? If so, I wouldn't add anything for a few months other than maybe a sprinkle of epsom salts or bonemeal. Some blossom drop is normal IMO and if the plants are busy making pods, they won't grow as fast. Patience.
I've been using Chilli Focus this year in moderation (underfeeding rather than over), and so far so good.
My Orange Habs are flowering a-plenty, and look very healthy, but no pods
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I blame it on the crappy, cold weather keeping the pollen from developing properly, since the rest of the plants seem to be starting to produce nice pods.
I've also used some compost with added John Innes No.3, which seems to do the trick as well.
My Orange Habs are flowering a-plenty, and look very healthy, but no pods
. I blame it on the crappy, cold weather keeping the pollen from developing properly, since the rest of the plants seem to be starting to produce nice pods.
I've also used some compost with added John Innes No.3, which seems to do the trick as well.
