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Vegetable garden help
Posted on 7/3/15 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 7/3/15 at 2:18 pm
I have the following plants in my vegetable garden: jalapeño pepper, cow horn pepper, white eggplant, red bell pepper, creole tomatoes, and Roma tomatoes. All of the plant food that I have requires it to be mixed and administered with water. With all of this rain the lower leaves are falling off of my plants but I would like to feed/fertilize them.
I am very new to gardening so if anyone can offer advice on the best way to feed and keep my garden healthy this time of year, it will be greatly appreciated.
I am very new to gardening so if anyone can offer advice on the best way to feed and keep my garden healthy this time of year, it will be greatly appreciated.
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Posted on 7/3/15 at 2:44 pm to Finch
Don't over feed with high nitrogen fertilizer, cause more problems than not. Can put some composted manure down and work into soil , top dress with that stuff is well worth the effort.
Posted on 7/3/15 at 6:43 pm to BIG Texan
Thank you for the advice.
I still have half of my garden unplanted. Should I plant something now or wait until fall?
I still have half of my garden unplanted. Should I plant something now or wait until fall?
Posted on 7/3/15 at 7:28 pm to Finch
Where are you located? If you are around BR area, then wait for Fall. Check LSU AG Center planting guide though LINK
As for fertilizing, well that is more complicated depending on your soil, fertilizer using, and the last time you fertilized. If you are near LSU you can bring soil samples to the AG center for them to test and that can tell you what your soil needs. There is a fee for that around $10 per bag(sandwich bag). Some people test the middle and both ends of garden especially if garden is large.
Fact is, with all this rainfall we received there is not much you can do to combat that and the heat. Everybody I've talked to has had a rough year gardening.
But I'm no expert, so I try to talk to the experts and use the AG Center for guidance.
As for fertilizing, well that is more complicated depending on your soil, fertilizer using, and the last time you fertilized. If you are near LSU you can bring soil samples to the AG center for them to test and that can tell you what your soil needs. There is a fee for that around $10 per bag(sandwich bag). Some people test the middle and both ends of garden especially if garden is large.
Fact is, with all this rainfall we received there is not much you can do to combat that and the heat. Everybody I've talked to has had a rough year gardening.
But I'm no expert, so I try to talk to the experts and use the AG Center for guidance.
This post was edited on 7/3/15 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 7/3/15 at 7:49 pm to Finch
First off fertilizer is fertilizer. Water soluble is usually a big ole rip off.
If you don't have a soil test just use 13-13-13. Compare the cost per pound relative to the nutrients in it.
I fertilize my garden twice a season and generally early.
Wet soil like we have now is just hard to deal with. Keep adding organic matter to your garden soil and it will help build a better draining soil and a more nutrient rich soil. Put your leaves in it. Your grass clippings. Your hedge clippings. Your throw away plant trimming from your kitchen. Your coffee grounds are good too. Anything organic. Meat trimming are ok in a good compost pile but they attract too many varmints. You will be amazed how much better your soil will be in two or three years.
If you don't have a soil test just use 13-13-13. Compare the cost per pound relative to the nutrients in it.
I fertilize my garden twice a season and generally early.
Wet soil like we have now is just hard to deal with. Keep adding organic matter to your garden soil and it will help build a better draining soil and a more nutrient rich soil. Put your leaves in it. Your grass clippings. Your hedge clippings. Your throw away plant trimming from your kitchen. Your coffee grounds are good too. Anything organic. Meat trimming are ok in a good compost pile but they attract too many varmints. You will be amazed how much better your soil will be in two or three years.
Posted on 7/3/15 at 10:03 pm to I B Freeman
7" of rain today in N. MS may have drowned my my garden. 10" about 20 miles west of me.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:24 am to Finch
Another thing to put in your garden is eggshells. As to the peppers, they need and will take plenty of fertilizer. But the excess water is just a problem that you will need to wait out. Peppers will produce until the frost if you keep them watered through the hottest part of the summer when the blooms are falling off due to the heat. Once it cools again, they will produce like crazy.
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