ShawnSunshine
Well-Known Member
Coming up on day 11 now since germination and it's time to start thinking about fertilization.
I have some EB Organics sure start
4-6-2 NPK Ratio fertilizer.
It's slow released but I'm thinking that I want to use something else before I start using this.
From what I understand the first time that you fertilize, it should be 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended dosage that's on the package.
I'm wondering if I can add some of this fertilizer on the outside barriers away from the plant just so that I can get some beneficial microbes going in the soil because it also has those in there.
But I'm wondering also if it's better to start them on something like a 111 or perhaps a 511 liquid fertilizer.
Especially For the first Time fertilizing.
I don't know if it's a difference between liquid and dry fertilizing for a baby seedling at this stage but I would also like your thoughts about that.
One of my plans is far behind the other two girls and definitely not ready to be fertilized but I think the other two are approaching that point where they could use a little bit of fertilizer.
I did a soil test and I have a pretty decent amount of phosphorus and plenty of potassium and so what I'm missing is nitrogen right now.
Trying to keep organic/natural growe here, so looking for some good advice.
Thanks.![Peace symbol :peace: ☮](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/262e.png)
I have some EB Organics sure start
4-6-2 NPK Ratio fertilizer.
It's slow released but I'm thinking that I want to use something else before I start using this.
From what I understand the first time that you fertilize, it should be 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended dosage that's on the package.
I'm wondering if I can add some of this fertilizer on the outside barriers away from the plant just so that I can get some beneficial microbes going in the soil because it also has those in there.
But I'm wondering also if it's better to start them on something like a 111 or perhaps a 511 liquid fertilizer.
Especially For the first Time fertilizing.
I don't know if it's a difference between liquid and dry fertilizing for a baby seedling at this stage but I would also like your thoughts about that.
One of my plans is far behind the other two girls and definitely not ready to be fertilized but I think the other two are approaching that point where they could use a little bit of fertilizer.
I did a soil test and I have a pretty decent amount of phosphorus and plenty of potassium and so what I'm missing is nitrogen right now.
Trying to keep organic/natural growe here, so looking for some good advice.
Thanks.
![Peace symbol :peace: ☮](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/262e.png)