[gardeners] hi nitro
Byron.Bromley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 20:38:25 -0400
Allen, You must have an alkaline soil.
HIGH NITROGEN PROBLEMS
In my 50 years of gardening
I have made the following fertilizing MISTAKES
Commerical Fertilizers Fresh Manure
Miricale Gro 15-30-15 Cow
Tomato Gro 18-18-21 Horse
Miricale Acid 30-10-10 Chicken
Rapid Grow 23-19-17 Turkey
Rapid Grow 20-20-20 Mink
Osmocote 14-14-14 Pig
With all of the above had almost identical results
Roots also looked like root-knot nematode problem
Veggie Plant growth Yeild
Should be was with
without
Parsnips Tops 16 in 24in 1/2 in dia 4 1/2 dia
4-6 in long
20-24 in long
Carrotts tops 12-14 18-24 1/2 - 3/4 dia 2 - 2 1/2
3-5 in long
8 to 10in
Beets tops about 12 16 to20 golf ball 4-5 in dia
Onions 12-16in 16-24 in golf ball 4-6in dia
Peas 2 - 3 ft 4-6 ft 3 or 4 pods
18-24 pods
Cauliflower 24 in tall 36-48 3-3 1/2 curd 8 to 12
Broccoli same as Cauliflower
Pole Beans 6-8ft 14-16ft 6-10/plant
30-50/plant
Green Bell 24 in 48-60 in 6 ave 16-24
Golf ball
3-5 in pods
Winter Squash 1 to 1 1/2lb 3-5
lb
Tomatoes 4-5ft 6-8ft golf balls 1 to 1
1/2lb
Learned above before I started growing hot peppers
Grew all of the above for about 5 years using 5-10-10 or 5-20-20
results were about the same as with well composted manure.
I can not recall a major difference.
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Byron