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winston61
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I have a supply of Neptunes Harvest fish/seaweed fertilizer in liquid form. Is this product adequate for in ground figs as well as rooted and growing cutting? Thanks to all. |
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cis4elk
Registered: Posts: 1,718 |
I haven't used this brand, but I have used other fish based fertilizers. What I have learned is this.. |
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hoosierbanana
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What type of potting mix are you using? If it is peat/compost based, yes: if it is bark based, no. |
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winston61
Registered: Posts: 47 |
My rooting mix is perlite, vermiculite and coir. When I plant in ground, I remove all native soil(piss poor clay) and then backfill with homemade compost. And heavy mulch. |
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hoosierbanana
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Coir also has a high cation exchange capacity *I think, as does vermiculite. So it should work out OK for you. The problem with organics in containers is that they are flushed out before bacteria and fungi are able to convert them into a usable form for the plant. |
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Chivas
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I use fish fertilizer on my figs, my mix has been 50% coarse coir and 50% composted sheep manure. I have had no problem to apply it on my trees at label rate and even triple rate, it's not the same brand nor would I advocate to use more than label rate. The thing with coir is that in general it has a high potassium level, I don't know if that is concern for you or not. |
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