Feeding

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sparky

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Feeding
« on: January 20, 2008, 16:19 »
We have at the moment Leeks (Small) "flower of spring" cabbage Japanese onions, and Garlic overwintering on the plot. When is the best time to start feeding them, or should I have been doing it all winter?
Thanks.
Bill

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gobs

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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2008, 16:48 »
Top dressing is commonly applied in spring. Organic pelleted chicken manure is a good one, but if they were well manured for planting, something lighter might also be used.
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WG.

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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2008, 16:51 »
I agree with gobs for Japanese onions and Garlic - stop feeding before June starts.

  I wouldn't feed the others anything at all.  Cabbage / leeks will be up by Apr/May

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splodger

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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2008, 16:51 »
Quote from: "sparky"
We have at the moment Leeks (Small) "flower of spring" cabbage Japanese onions, and Garlic overwintering on the plot. When is the best time to start feeding them, or should I have been doing it all winter?
Thanks.
Bill


i don't bother feeding any of them

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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2008, 17:16 »
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i don't bother feeding any of them
       neither would I apart from onions maybe, probably give em a bit of growmore in a couple of months.
If it wasn't for chemicals we'd be organic.

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Re: Feeding
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2008, 17:24 »
Quote from: "ditchdigger"
Quote from: "splodger"


i don't bother feeding any of them
       neither would I apart from onions maybe, probably give em a bit of growmore in a couple of months.


I meant the onions and garlic, leeks and cabbage I wouldn't bother either.


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