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dickie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> Dear all, a query
>
> I have had my garden for 17 years, and in the early days made it nice
> and tidy, and when parenthood came along got into the "mow the grass
> now and again and forget to prune" mode that I imagine many of you
> have experienced ?
>
> Now, its the time to get serious again. I spent the winter hard
> landscaping, the early spring re turfing areas, redefining borders
> etc, and have now got everything in place. I am happy with the results
> of my work.
>
> Now, my question.
>
> Does the type of feed you use make any difference, or does using it
> make any diference ?
>
> One of my borders that I have left untouched (perenials) has grown and
> died happily for the last decade. It looks neater now, and its had
> some growmore and mulch, but I am unsure its made much difference to
> the speed or strength of the growth to date.
>
> I understand the constituent parts of fertilser, and the supposed
> effect on foiliage/roots/flowers, but does it make ant REAL differnce
> using Growmore 7-7-7, Miracle grow (bigger numbers), blood/fish/bone
> (lower numbers) or nothing (nothing !)
>
> I am quite addictive, and I could easily see myself knocking up my own
> fertiliser from consituent parts, or using straight potash etc, but
> dont really want to, so help me out
>
> My priority is nice flowers and full borders...not that bothered about
> being organic at the expense of lush borders (I have seen the scrawny
> carrots in tesco ), but would like to hear your views on this, as the
> array of boxes is enormous.
>
>
I find Blood fish and bone or just bone meal works for me its a much
slower release than the growmore types, I also mulch continually with
organic matter which in time will also improve soil fertility.
Too much fertiliser and everything gets to big and lush, falls over or
dies in winter as the wood doesnt ripen.
The faster fertilizers work great in containers and bedding displays
where fast results are required
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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