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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: davholla on February 13, 2013, 21:40:19

Title: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: davholla on February 13, 2013, 21:40:19

This weekend I want to :-
a) move a gooseberry because it is in the wrong place
b) move some to a bigger pot.

What should I feed them and my apple trees on?  Can I do it now?

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 14, 2013, 00:18:45

Right now, some bonemeal wouldn't hurt them, once the growth gets going then something with nitrogen, BFB is sensible, once they're setting fruit some tomato feed wouldn't go amiss...

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: davholla on February 14, 2013, 08:59:39

What is BFB?

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: brown thumb on February 14, 2013, 09:27:05

I  think it stands for Blood Fish and  Bone meal 

Title: Re: Feeding gooseberries and gooseberries in pots
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 16, 2013, 12:56:57

BFB = BLood Fish and Bone meal... a fairly well balanced organic fertiliser, I use it for almost everything...BLood gives it a quick nitrogen release, the fishmeal has nitrogen and potash  and bonemeal is long-release nitrogen and a bit of phosphate...