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Maryland

Hello all i have read several mixed opinions regarding frequency of fertilizing ranging from manufacture company recomendations of weekly fertilizing to fertilizing small amounts ( spoon feeding) daily and anywhere inbetween. Does anyone have general recomendations as i read a few of the elements can be sucked out of the soil in about 3 days.

I started fertizing with miracle grow but im switching to

Raw GRow and Raw Bloom by NPK depening on the stage of my pumpkins.

Thanks all

6/8/2018 4:44:25 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

RAW recommends fertilizing once a week or on a rotation of water, water, feed.

So, feed every 3rd time you water, and always mix the RAW Products to their recommmendstions, it is highly concentrated stuff.

Watch Harley Smith videos from RAW on utube, they are great.

6/8/2018 5:28:11 PM

stoughton WI

With your small plants, go with 1/4 of what's recommended not to burn roots.

6/8/2018 5:38:17 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Yes, good advice Rick. I almost never feed at full strength, especially when the plants are small.

6/8/2018 6:10:49 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Harleys videos are endless and always good!


Good advice!

6/8/2018 6:38:19 PM

Maryland

Awesome, thank you so much for the help everyone. I will put the advice to good use.

6/8/2018 7:31:50 PM

Muddy Waters

Harley is a great guy He speaks at the local Hydro store once in a while. Smart man." Feeding sugar to a plant is like feeding milk to a cow" Harley Smith

6/8/2018 10:19:57 PM

Muddy Waters

Beni Meier taught us the trickle feed & grew 3 WR in one season.Trickle is best in my opinion.

6/8/2018 10:20:52 PM

Syracuse, NY

until my seedlings are out the door and for the first outdoor watering @ 2 gallons/plant, 1/2-strength (1/2 tbsp./gallon H2O) 15-30-15 Miracle-Gro or equivalent; outdoors, full-strength (1 tbsp./gallon H2O, 2 gallons/plant, one to twice a week = never any problem(s).

6/9/2018 3:55:22 AM

Grittyville, WA

Whats trickle feed? Any links please!?

6/9/2018 4:22:46 AM

Dillonvale, Ohio

Trickle feeding is fertilizing every day but in very small amounts.

6/9/2018 7:53:36 AM

Maryland

Got it, im trying to take in all the info.

6/9/2018 8:10:01 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Baby feeding, trickle feeding, spoon feeding, lite dosses with every watering,,,,, years ago we use to hammer the plants,, that was called " the kitchen sink method " and the more the better. This type of feeding shuts down the plant\pumpkin so most have gone to lite feedings every watering. Its a pain in the butt but it works.

Later this season I'll be feeding sometimes twice a day,,, really lite feedings but some type of nutrient with every watering.

6/9/2018 10:53:13 AM