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Minnesota

When is a good time to go full strength with the fish emulsion, they are just seedlings now I don't think they need much food, it might even hurt them?

5/10/2007 10:28:12 AM

Ohio

Fog, thats your call on that one, just make sure your not adding to much, you can usually tell by the plant if your using enough by the nice shade of green it has, if its a dark green Id back off the fish(nitrogen) for a little while.


Fog, also if you dont mind me adding, how much fish and seaweed do you add to a ortho sprayer and what setting do you set it at.

Brooks

5/10/2007 11:17:53 AM

Colorado

Fog, are you using liquid fish emulsion? If so, wait
3 or 4 days after your seedling is in the ground. Then
lightly mist the leaves and a half strength ground soak
increasing to full strength as the plant increases in
size.

5/10/2007 11:21:13 AM

Minnesota

Fog - there are many different shade a plant can be naturally. I am not sure how experienced you are, but you will pick up on what shade of green your plant is going to be. I think most the growers go with a mild soil drench at this young age and try to keep ferts off the leaves as they are young and may burn even at half strenght. This is only my second year so im probably not qualified to give advice on growing giants but what works for me is keep it simple. Good Luck.

5/10/2007 5:04:18 PM

Buffalo, MN ([email protected])

Fog What do you mean by full strength? Fyi I'm mixing about 1/2 cup in a five gallon pail and doing a soil drench only.

5/11/2007 12:17:05 AM

Minnesota

I was asking, the bottle of liquid fish emulsion I think says a once to a gallon, is the young seedling needing a regular watering with fish emolsion. I'm a begginer, lot to learn.

5/11/2007 2:01:19 AM

Minnesota

A orthro sprayer setting, I have never used one, I use my thumb on the end of a garden hose, and mist, I'm also on the begginer side of ag growing.

5/11/2007 11:03:02 AM

Wi

I'm not really understanding your last post and I'm also only a second year grower (and gardener), but in my experience a full ounce of fish per gal will not burn the plant. Apply morning or evening and there will be no problem. I just use a little 1 gallon ortho type sprayer. Mist it on until the leaves are wet. Do NOT leave it in the sprayer. Mix a new batch every time or the fish can get pretty funky and plug your sprayer. Don't ask...

5/11/2007 3:49:00 PM

Colorado

This link maybe of use to you as far as setting up a
feeding program.
http://candjfert.com/Giant%20Pumpkin%20Program.html
Scroll down to Agro-K Feeding Daily Feeding Schedule
....LB

5/11/2007 3:58:32 PM

Colorado

Here' a better link......LB

5/11/2007 4:09:28 PM

Colorado

http://candjfert.com/pages/Agro-K.xls

5/11/2007 4:09:46 PM

Minnesota

Thanks for the help. I have never used a mister, I ment. Fish Emulsion, I ment do you need to feed the plant/seedling like you would feed it into the season, probably not, I thought.

5/11/2007 8:05:55 PM

Aloha, Oregon

Ive used it this year.

5/11/2007 8:39:58 PM