Marianne's Response
fertilizer
month ago planted small garden – few tomatoes, squash, chard, beets, jalapeños. fertilized garden as well as “limed” the tomatoes. We are in NW Oregon and we have had A LOT OF RAIN the last couple of weeks. Will that much rain leach out the fertilizer from the garden soil requiring me to add a little more of those ingredients to help. Plants started out great, but sure would like some more sun. How about more nutrients?
Posted by bob kunders on June 17, 2020
Marianne's Response
If you used a slow release plant food then you do not need to feed again due to the rain. If you used a quick acting water soluable plant food then yes the veggies may need another application of plant food. Some heat loving plants just don't grow much when there is a lot of rain and cloudy days so they don't use as much plant food. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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