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How to use ChemPak formulations?
First year at growing vegetables. Don't know anything about previous
history of the soil... it's clay/chalk. Took it over last November and dug, dug, dug clearing as much weed as possible and left it rough till Spring this year . Raked it lots to remove stones and produce tilth. Now I have 5 beds to rotate in the order: Potatoes, then Onions/Leeks, then Legumes, then Brassicas, then Roots, then Potatoes again to restart cycle. Most crops are now in. But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? I am thinking of applying ChemPak No 2 (high nitrogen) to everything until July and then switch to ChemPak No 8 (low nitrogen , high potassium/phosphorus) for rest of season except for Brassicas. Legumes would get ChemPak No 8 throughout growing season as they dont need a lot of nitrogen. Does this make sense? Yours... Hairy Legs (South East , UK) |
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How to use ChemPak formulations?
Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote:
But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may not need. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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On 18/05/09 15:17, Gary Woods wrote:
Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote: But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may not need. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G What/how to do soil test? |
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Hairy Legs wrote:
First year at growing vegetables. Don't know anything about previous history of the soil... it's clay/chalk. Took it over last November and dug, dug, dug clearing as much weed as possible and left it rough till Spring this year . Raked it lots to remove stones and produce tilth. Now I have 5 beds to rotate in the order: Potatoes, then Onions/Leeks, then Legumes, then Brassicas, then Roots, then Potatoes again to restart cycle. Most crops are now in. But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? I am thinking of applying ChemPak No 2 (high nitrogen) to everything until July and then switch to ChemPak No 8 (low nitrogen , high potassium/phosphorus) for rest of season except for Brassicas. Legumes would get ChemPak No 8 throughout growing season as they dont need a lot of nitrogen. Does this make sense? Yours... Hairy Legs (South East , UK) Watching "Country Matters" last night the farmer there seems only to use nitrogen. Now to cut unnecessary fertiliser he is using aerial mapping then a GPS controlled fertiliser applicator, should we club together and buy one? ;-) -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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On 18/05/09 15:19, Broadback wrote:
Hairy Legs wrote: First year at growing vegetables. Don't know anything about previous history of the soil... it's clay/chalk. Took it over last November and dug, dug, dug clearing as much weed as possible and left it rough till Spring this year . Raked it lots to remove stones and produce tilth. Now I have 5 beds to rotate in the order: Potatoes, then Onions/Leeks, then Legumes, then Brassicas, then Roots, then Potatoes again to restart cycle. Most crops are now in. But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? I am thinking of applying ChemPak No 2 (high nitrogen) to everything until July and then switch to ChemPak No 8 (low nitrogen , high potassium/phosphorus) for rest of season except for Brassicas. Legumes would get ChemPak No 8 throughout growing season as they dont need a lot of nitrogen. Does this make sense? Yours... Hairy Legs (South East , UK) Watching "Country Matters" last night the farmer there seems only to use nitrogen. Now to cut unnecessary fertiliser he is using aerial mapping then a GPS controlled fertiliser applicator, should we club together and buy one? ;-) Wow!! I only got 150 sq metres. I just use watering can!! Yours... Hairy Legs |
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"Hairy Legs" ex@directory wrote in message
o.uk... On 18/05/09 15:17, Gary Woods wrote: Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote: But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may not need. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G What/how to do soil test? A well-stocked garden center should have soil test kits available. Some kits are only for testing pH, while others contain the necessary stuff for checking soil nutrients. If you don't have a retail outlet nearby which sells these kits, here's a google search with some U.K. sources: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...i=&safe=images http://preview.tinyurl.com/pyz96d |
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How to use ChemPak formulations?
On 18 May, 15:36, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Hairy Legs" ex@directory wrote in message o.uk... On 18/05/09 15:17, Gary Woods wrote: Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote: But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may not need. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G What/how to do soil test? A well-stocked garden center should have soil test kits available. Some kits are only for testing pH, while others contain the necessary stuff for checking soil nutrients. If you don't have a retail outlet nearby which sells these kits, here's a google search with some U.K. sources: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=org.mozilla%3... http://preview.tinyurl.com/pyz96d You can get PH meters, but if you do, check it out with something like vinager, I have had 2 and both were wired in reverse.and showed vinegar as being very high PH, and not acid I phoned the firm about the first one so they sent me a replacement, and said keep the other. A bit of work with the saldering iron corrected the problem. Also have a look at http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk/33.html Cost less than Chempack and are very similar in composition and usage. Have you thought of foliar feed instead? http://www.travena.co.uk/pdf/BioMagic-FoliarFeed.pdf David Hill |
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How to use ChemPak formulations?
On 18/05/09 20:37, Dave Hill wrote:
On 18 May, 15:36, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Hairy Legs" ex@directory wrote in message o.uk... On 18/05/09 15:17, Gary Woods wrote: Hairy Legs ex@directory wrote: But not knowing soil history , how to feed plants? Get/do a soil test, so you're not blindly adding expensive stuff you may not need. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G What/how to do soil test? A well-stocked garden center should have soil test kits available. Some kits are only for testing pH, while others contain the necessary stuff for checking soil nutrients. If you don't have a retail outlet nearby which sells these kits, here's a google search with some U.K. sources: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...=org.mozilla%3... http://preview.tinyurl.com/pyz96d You can get PH meters, but if you do, check it out with something like vinager, I have had 2 and both were wired in reverse.and showed vinegar as being very high PH, and not acid I phoned the firm about the first one so they sent me a replacement, and said keep the other. A bit of work with the saldering iron corrected the problem. Also have a look at http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk/33.html Cost less than Chempack and are very similar in composition and usage. Have you thought of foliar feed instead? http://www.travena.co.uk/pdf/BioMagic-FoliarFeed.pdf David Hill Are not the Chempak formulations soluble in water and can be applied as a foliar feed? |
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