[RookieJim]

I'm at the plot now and the winter planted garlic are coming along very well indeed, but I can't help but feel they may benefit from a feed.

I have some grow more and some blood fish and bone in the shed.

Would they benefit by a sprinkle of any if these?

Cheers
Jim

[JayG]

If your soil is quite light and free draining it's quite likely it may have got quite low in nutrients since you planted them - either fertliiser would be fine, just tickling it into the soil surface if you can.

[vanessa.xx]

Hi I was wondering the same thing would liquid grow more be any good?

[jay001]

I,m on heavy clay soil would it benefit mine to use liquid growmore or powder bfb 

[JayG]

If you (both) mean grinding up pelleted Growmore and dispersing/dissolving in water I suppose it would work more quickly, although I usually regard liquid feeding as more of a quick-fix (often in slight desperation!) - Growmore and BFB (especially) are relatively slow-release fertilisers for crops which need steady feeding over a longer period.

Obviously the amount of rainfall plays a part in how quickly it will be incorporated, but "tickling in" the dry fertiliser and then watering will help start the process off.

[jay001]

thanks on wise and wonderful one 

[RookieJim]

Thanks Jay.

I worked a wee bit of BFB into the soil as you suggested.

Jim

[AnneB]

I gave mine a watering with comfrey tea this afternoon.

[agapanthus]

They love potash.

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Why potash?

I thought potash was for fruit or flower producing veg/fruit?

But alliums are foliage and root based?

[JayG]

thanks on wise and wonderful one 

There are several large black holes in my "wisdom" (don't ask me any questions about brassicas other than radishes because all I know is that they don't do at all well in my near-sandpit of a garden!) 

(Oh, and if you want to know some tips about killing greenhouse cucumbers I'm yer orangutan!) 

[agapanthus]

Why potash?

I thought potash was for fruit or flower producing veg/fruit?

But alliums are foliage and root based?

I would have said they were fruit and not leaves. Ours always thrived on it though 

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Ok, thanks

[upert]

Fancy posting whilst at the plot!  mvls of tchnoogy. My mobile phone gets covered in a fine layer of dust in my pocket whilst on the plot. When I slide it open it's all gritty.

I sprinkled fish blood and bone onto my garlic patch before I planted. Plus, it had a good amount of compost dug into it over winter. And yet I still bought garlic from Adsa today as I use masses of it for my chickens.

[marcofez]

Have read somewhere that Human Liquid Manure fertilizing treatment in 1:3 part solution is great for garlic and onions. Its bursting with nitrogen and some potash, P being the operative word rather than K
Bob Flowerdew and Lawrence Hills swear by it!