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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: barry cheasley on November 29, 2015, 10:00

Title: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: barry cheasley on November 29, 2015, 10:00

I would like to use 6x natural fertiliser on my allotment. When is the best time to apply this.
 Thankyou.

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: New shoot on November 29, 2015, 10:14

I have moved this in here, so the veg growers all see it Barry  :)

Personally, I don't apply fertiliser this time of year as nothing much is growing and the nutrients quickly get washed out of the soil.  I dig in bulky organic matter now and save the fertiliser for the spring.

I'm sure others will be along with more advice soon  :)

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: wrinkly1 on November 29, 2015, 15:21

 :)hello barry. i have used 6x for years now. it/s exellant stuff. it/s a waste if you put it on now. wait till you turn your soil in spring and rake into top surface. before planting. it also helps to break down clay. hoping this helps   wrinkly1

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: harry on March 20, 2016, 10:13

I started using 6x last year and had the best growing year I ever had. I turned the soil over last year and forked it in also used it as a top dressing.

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: Christine on March 21, 2016, 07:46

Two weeks before planting is my rule for things like this.

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: Trikidiki on March 21, 2016, 19:45

What do they do to chicken poo in 6X Natural Fertiliser to reduce its application rate so much over ordinary pelleted chicken manure?

	6X		Pelleted Poultry Manure
N	5.8%		4%
P	3.5%		2%
K	3%		1%
pH	6.8		6.5-8
Application	8g/m2		150g/m2

In their blurb they say:

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If your soil is heavy, 6x will open it up to avoid waterlogging – if your soil is light and ‘blow away’, 6X will hold the moisture and add ‘bulk’ to stabilise it.

This would suggest you would be better off using pelleted chicken manure as it adds more bulk.

I haven't used either so do not know what results to expect from them but since I had a weekend job in a nursery when I was at school, I've always wondered how you concentrate poo.

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: mumofstig on March 21, 2016, 20:21

I'm guessing that it's drier and more compressed.............

Title: Re: 6x Natural Fertiliser
Post by: Growster... on March 23, 2016, 07:05

We always use 6X as a dilute liquid manure (a few handfuls in a holey plastic bag, hung in a water butt).

The leeks can't get enough of it, especially when it's part of a cocktail with some comfrey and nettles...