what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?

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teflon

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what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« on: June 15, 2009, 11:30 »
I've got flowers forming well on my pots now&the runner beans&peas have got some pods on them.I've used growmore a few times but should i be using anything else now?
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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2009, 13:11 »
http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/potato/potato-fertilizer-programme.php

above link has details on feeding spuds, I plan on feeding every other week with my foul smelling nettle tea, which I'm using on pretty much everything to be honest.

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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2009, 13:30 »
You dont need to feed peas,or maybe just a one time application of a gen purp feed. Over feeding can harm pea and bean plants. 
Spuds like fish,blood and bone too
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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2009, 20:03 »
Thanks :)

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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 12:26 »
Regarding the spuds, how is it best to apply the Blood.fish and bone?  Can I mix it with water or just sprinkle on the soil(I did add some in teh whole that I put the spuds in first off)

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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 12:44 »
I just scatter it on then if I can I  move the soil over it a little bit, if not then I just water it in :)

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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 13:08 »
Same here Mum, I did mine a month ago and they look great (touch wood!)

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Re: what to feed potatoes and peas&beans?
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 18:05 »
ok thanks, will be doing that tomorrow moring then!

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Re: what to feed potatoes
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2010, 15:57 »
I've got flowers forming well on my pots now&the runner beans&peas have got some pods on them.I've used growmore a few times but should i be using anything else now?
  Chers
 Tel.
I use wilted comfrey leaves laid under the seed potatoe, covered with a little compost to prevent scorching to the seed potaoe. However a little fertilizer.. I use Vitax.. helps to boost the crop too. I also use growmore at the top of the potatoe mound when the plants start to appear, and also use water with chicken manure pellets (Disolved in my water butt.)
Works well for me, hope this helps.
Eifion.


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