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feeding plants
« on: June 15, 2014, 15:03 »
Hi all
      A silly question I have obtained a quantity of Hoof and Horn - bonemeal and calsified seaweed.
      My question is what should I put on my beans and brasicas and when?.
       Reading the packets they all seem to do the same.
       I have alot of it .   



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Re: feeding plants
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2014, 15:07 »
First of all Brian, you have a serious problem there which I can help with. You need to offload some onto me ! Haha

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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2014, 15:17 »
Hoof and horn is a high nitrogen feed which I would use on brassicas rather than beans because they are leafy plants as opposed to beans which need more of a balanced feed to produce flowers. If it also has calcified seaweed in it, that makes it a more alkaline (limey) feed which also suits brassicas.
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Re: feeding plants
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2014, 16:05 »
Hi Goosegirl
                 Does that mean I can use the bonemeal on most plants?
                 The calcified seaweed is separate to the other feeds.
                 I have about 10 kg of each.
                 I could be quite popular on the plot.           








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Re: feeding plants
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2014, 18:31 »
Hoof & Horn is slow release Nitrogen, good for the soil but not for anything that needs nitrogen right now (for that you'd need Blood, Fish & Bone which is quick release Nitrogen) it would be good raked in where the winter brassicas are going. You can also use the Calcified seaweed for them as well - it adds lime plus trace elements to the soil.

Bonemeal feeds bulbs and roots, so good for prepping the onion bed and also use in the hole, for bushes and trees that are being transplanted.



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