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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: northener on June 19, 2008, 05:31:11

Title: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: northener on June 19, 2008, 05:31:11
What do people use? I've always used Tomato feed, Chap next door reckons phostrogen is better.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: tim on June 19, 2008, 05:58:57
A bit of what you fancy?

I've always used Vitax professional 2-1-4 for grow bags.

Tomorite is 4-4.5-8 &

Phostrogen is 14-10-27
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: Biscombe on June 19, 2008, 08:51:31
I use mainly molasses, the plants love it! there's a sugar cane factory on the coast that sells off the stuff they cant use to the local agricultural shop, they sell it for a 1€ a liter! bargin! Other than that I use guano of homemade nettle stink juice!
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: calendula on June 19, 2008, 14:13:01
home made comfrey liquid feed
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: davyw1 on June 19, 2008, 15:19:14
You can feed them on any high nitrogen feed, nettle juice, comfry juice, manure in the water but.

My preference is Chempac No2 for cucumbers but i also use Chempac No 4 and 8 for other veg.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: Cevenol Jardin on June 21, 2008, 01:27:50
I use black jack, compost tea, or diluted seaweed feed
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: tim on June 21, 2008, 07:34:51
High N for Cues? One would think so, yet Vitax use 2-1-4 as main feed!
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: northener on June 21, 2008, 07:40:05
Whats the numbers indicate again Tim? Never heard of Vitax or Chempac.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: tim on June 21, 2008, 08:32:50
N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potash
Numbers are just proportions.

Interesting that Vitax 2-1-4 has such a low P count. This is especially for grow bags.

Vitax & Chempak are probably the biggest UK suppliers?
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: susan1 on July 08, 2008, 21:28:28
am using Hubs home made nettle tea for the 1st time this year on toms and cues toms getting big and had 16 mini  cues 6inch variety last week :)
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: Tee Gee on July 09, 2008, 15:17:18

QuoteWhats the numbers indicate again

This might help you to understand the numbering and purpose behind various fertilisers

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Fertiliser/Fertilisers.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Fertiliser/Fertilisers.htm)
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: betula on July 09, 2008, 16:12:18
I keep getting a script error report tee gee
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: Sparkly on July 09, 2008, 16:17:31
I put bbq ash around our chillies.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on July 09, 2008, 18:13:54
Quote from: betula on July 09, 2008, 16:12:18
I keep getting a script error report tee gee

Works for me.

Wilko's tomato feed usually, but trying comfrey tea instead this year.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: Tee Gee on July 09, 2008, 20:10:43
QuoteI keep getting a script error report tee gee

Try clicking on my website link on the signature line of my reply then click on 'F' in the alphabetical index then 'Fertiliser' and this hopefully will take you to the article.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: northener on July 10, 2008, 22:34:36
Thanks TG only just spotted your reply.
Title: Re: Feeding cucs and chillies
Post by: KathrynH on July 10, 2008, 22:46:12
I reckon you can' t beat seaweed feed.
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