I am starting to get some buds on my pepper plants and was wondering if I should switch up the nutrient levels I am using. I know nitrogen is for growth, but have heard that phosphorous is crucial to the flowering stage. I know I can get a triple phosphate fertilizer, but should I really do so?
I started out my garden this year with just native soil. I tilled up the soil and then evened it out. I dug a hole about 18 inches deep and 2 feet in diameter for each plant, adding in miracle grow organic garden soil mixed with composted cow manure and organic compost. That filled the hole half way and I added native soil to fill the rest and mixed thoroughly, adding a half cup of bone meal to the whole mix and just mixed everything together in the hole. My plants were put dead center of this hole, with a pack of matches covered by a few inches of soil to separate the rootball from the matches for a while. Once the plant was in and ready, I covered the top with native soil to prevent erosion of the good stuff underneath. Then, I used the rest of the native soil to make a "soil ring" a foot or so in diameter around each plant to create a "cup" to direct water where it needs to go.
Just a few questions... how am I doing so far? I use 5-1-1 fish fertilizer every other week and have also been spraying foliar spray that contains epsom salt, dissolved fertilizer (like miracle grow), and a very small amount of Superthrive. The plants are doing well, but after reading another topic on here, I have to ask if I should just leave the plants alone. I am beginning to think that my soil ammendments are quite enough to ensure a good plant and a great yield. What do you guys and gals think? What, if any, changes need to be made here to get the bumper crop I am after?
Lastly, the whole superthrive question... does it do better in the soil or as a foliar spray? I have seen some marked improvement in growth since I have been using it for foliar spraying. Some people on here have said that it does nothing.
Does anyone remember the movie Dune? I saw an earthworm in my garden after the rain that may give those spice worms an inferiority complex. If I see one, there's dozens, if not hundreds in the soil I don't see, doing their job. Free fertilizer from worm poo?
I will check back on this thread often, so any thoughts/help would be most appreciated.
I started out my garden this year with just native soil. I tilled up the soil and then evened it out. I dug a hole about 18 inches deep and 2 feet in diameter for each plant, adding in miracle grow organic garden soil mixed with composted cow manure and organic compost. That filled the hole half way and I added native soil to fill the rest and mixed thoroughly, adding a half cup of bone meal to the whole mix and just mixed everything together in the hole. My plants were put dead center of this hole, with a pack of matches covered by a few inches of soil to separate the rootball from the matches for a while. Once the plant was in and ready, I covered the top with native soil to prevent erosion of the good stuff underneath. Then, I used the rest of the native soil to make a "soil ring" a foot or so in diameter around each plant to create a "cup" to direct water where it needs to go.
Just a few questions... how am I doing so far? I use 5-1-1 fish fertilizer every other week and have also been spraying foliar spray that contains epsom salt, dissolved fertilizer (like miracle grow), and a very small amount of Superthrive. The plants are doing well, but after reading another topic on here, I have to ask if I should just leave the plants alone. I am beginning to think that my soil ammendments are quite enough to ensure a good plant and a great yield. What do you guys and gals think? What, if any, changes need to be made here to get the bumper crop I am after?
Lastly, the whole superthrive question... does it do better in the soil or as a foliar spray? I have seen some marked improvement in growth since I have been using it for foliar spraying. Some people on here have said that it does nothing.
Does anyone remember the movie Dune? I saw an earthworm in my garden after the rain that may give those spice worms an inferiority complex. If I see one, there's dozens, if not hundreds in the soil I don't see, doing their job. Free fertilizer from worm poo?
I will check back on this thread often, so any thoughts/help would be most appreciated.
