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crazy8

crazy8

I was just wondering what kind of fertilizers some of you may use on your peppers. I have some Beastie Blooms Im thinking about using on my plants and thought I would see if any of you have used it with any luck. I also have Open Sesame that I have thought about using on the smaller plants to give them a little extra push. Any thoughts or opinions on this?
 
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The only thing I added was 18 pounds of 12-12-12 ferts to about 900 sq. ft. except for a row of beans where I added two liters of compost tea.

Mike
 
I was actually thinking of getting the parts together to make some compost tea. My friend and I have been very curious to that and to see how good it works. Perhaps it may be better (and obviously more natural) that the Beastie Blooms?
 
Actually, I believe all those fox farm nutrients are organic? Could be wrong about that. I'd say give them a try! Can't really hurt anything unless you overdose them. If it's time for them to flower, these nutrients should provide what the plants need.
 
FiveStar said:
Actually, I believe all those fox farm nutrients are organic? Could be wrong about that. I'd say give them a try! Can't really hurt anything unless you overdose them. If it's time for them to flower, these nutrients should provide what the plants need.
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Yep, they're organic (one of the reasons they are so expensive).
 
Well I assumed they were ALL organic just wasnt sure about the ones I got. Though I do have the foxfarm potting soil. I guess I just assumed that with the two bottles of the stuff I got I assumed it wasn't organic since it looks like crystals. Guess that was my uneducated side (about this stuff) talking. :rolleyes:

But yes I do have some bells, habs, and tepins that are JUST showing the buds for the flowers so perhaps i will do some of the Beastie Blooms soon. I suppose I could do some plants with tea and some with the BB.
 
My sister-in-law gave me a couple of bucket-type containers from Wally's that have four holes in the bottom. I throw table scraps, leaves, dead plants, etc., into it, sometimes adding potting mix I sweep up from the floor and left over water from giving the plants a drink.

The bucket sits in one without holes and over time, the stuff composts and the water seeps through it. I even let the top bucket sit in the juice until the bucket gets close to being fool, then move it to a different bucket. Add an airstone to the batch and let it brew for a week or so then pour it into two-liter pop bottles.

It smells like crap but the plants seem to love it.

Mike
 
Ill bet it smells like the water and other liquids you get at the bottom of your trash bins. I call it dumpster juice, but hey if the plants love it then that's what counts right?;)
 
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Probably worse - almost like the juice you get from the bottom of an outhouse! But I use some organic fertilizer and fish emulsion in water when I feed the plants and it definitely smells like crap!

Mike
 
How come it seems the stuff that smells the absolute worst seems to do such good? Chicken poop, your little garbage brew, fish emulsion, etc. Im sure there is some scientific fact behind that though. Well we have a compost pile started of sorts too. Its not "by the book" but it does seem to be composting a little though I would love to see that baby hit 140 degrees in the center, that would just be awesome. Well this gives me a few things to consider anyway and some ideas. I already put together a small list of stuff for a bucket to make some tea in.
 
crazy8 said:
How come it seems the stuff that smells the absolute worst seems to do such good? Chicken poop, your little garbage brew, fish emulsion, etc. Im sure there is some scientific fact behind that though. Well we have a compost pile started of sorts too. Its not "by the book" but it does seem to be composting a little though I would love to see that baby hit 140 degrees in the center, that would just be awesome. Well this gives me a few things to consider anyway and some ideas. I already put together a small list of stuff for a bucket to make some tea in.
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Where in Minnesota did you get Beastie Blooms?
 
I've been experimenting with fertilizers on my plants fairly recently. I'm currently trying some PlantProd 10-52-10 root stimulator on my seedlings. I've transplanted a few seedlings into better soil and have noticed that the root system is really moving along. I'm working on the theory that if you build a strong root system, the rest will follow.

I have been using PlantProd's 15-15-30 Termater ferts on the older plants based on a recommendation from the owner of the local nursery. Not sure how much it's helping them as I've only made one application so far.

The instructions on both fertilizers say to apply every two weeks so that's what I'm doing. I've also been using a natural liquid fertilizer that has bat shit, seabird shit, kelp and a few other things in it every other week when I'm not applying PlantProd. It actually doesn't smell too bad either.
 
crazy8 said:
I was just wondering what kind of fertilizers some of you may use on your peppers. I have some Beastie Blooms Im thinking about using on my plants and thought I would see if any of you have used it with any luck. I also have Open Sesame that I have thought about using on the smaller plants to give them a little extra push. Any thoughts or opinions on this?
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i got a few sample bags of those you mentioned + foxfarm's cha ching, with a bunch of other sample products and hydro magazines really cheap on ebay. i wouldnt have bought any of those tri-pack nutrients from foxfarm if i didnt get them really really cheap, they are overpriced and nothing special, only good marketing and nice designs. theyre very concentrated so a very little goes a long way, as with most of the fertilizers , most of them work if used in right amount (small amounts mostly, when its not organic). I use chili focus, epsom salt and recently i added canna calcium, cause ive been seeing a calcium deficiency some time now, i overdone nutrients with my previous growop and now i have overcompensated with giving too little... :)
 
crazy8 said:
I got them at the Brew N Grow www.brewngrow.com in Blaine/Spring Lake Park


I have heard of people using epsom salt. How much do you use and how does it get applied?
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Theres different dosage and application methods, i do it like this: 1tsp/quart used as a foliar fertilizer, once a week on the leaves, especially on the undersides of the leaves, starting when the buds are starting to show.
 
crazy8 said:
So this has always had me curious. What exactly does the epsom salt do to and for the plant?
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it contains magnesiumsulphate. magnesium is a central part in the plants making of chlorophyl, chili plants uses a lot of magnesium, therefore its good to add extra. the result can be seen very fast - the leaves gets greener.
 
Well I had been pondering the idea of getting a pressure sprayer along with the needed parts to start making compost tea. Perhaps I when I make up a batch of tea I will have to add some epsom to it and see how well it works.
 
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