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Nettle Fertiliser
Hi, I just made my own nettle fertiliser by allowing nettles to brew for 2 weeks covered in water. It is really stinky but it is full of nutrients for my vegetables. Just wondering from your experience what plants like nettle feed the most and which plants should I avoid giving it to?
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Epsom salt and peppers
My peppers are looking a little sad this year. I have heard that a boost of magnesium can help. Has anyone tried it? If so what were your results and what method did you use?
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Need Gardening Advice
I have just ran into a scenario this week I have never ran into before in my years of gardening. I always pull all my crops and cut them down and use them in my compost pile unless I run into a crop which did have some kind of disease. I do not want the disease to spread to my fresh compost. But this year, one of my beds…
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Cactus/succulent "mix" or "cactus compost" - say what?
Hi folks, I recently acquired some haworthia, November cactus, "Gollum jade" and another I don't recall the name of right this second. I've been wondering if anyone has any recommendations on how to make "cactus compost" or "succulent soil mix"? When researching what to plant my new additions in, I found a variety of…
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Fish Emulsion Fertilizer
I have some fish emulsion fertilizer and want to fertilize my garden completely organically this year. I have corn, squash, watermelon, tomatoes, beans, peppers, egg plant and cantaloupe. Do I need to add anything else to the fish emulsion to make a complete fertilizer? Thanks in advance. I posted this question in error…
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Fish emulsion
I have some fish emulsion fertilizer. I want to fertilize my garden (tomatoes, Corn, peppers, squash and beans). Do I need to add anything else to it to make a complete fertilizer? I am going completely organic and I am not sure of the best fertilizer plan. Thanks for any input.
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Any one ever heard of or used this on your plants?
She (Grandma) had taken an empty gallon container (plastic/milk container), covered the bottom with ammonia, then filled the rest with water. Then she shook it and watered her plants. Last year, I had tried this on my dying geraniums. Within 2 days, they perked up. Then produced buds everlasting until October. I live in…
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Skim milk improves soil, plant health and pastures: Watch out grasshopper...and more