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<blockquote data-quote="GMB54" data-source="post: 5027696" data-attributes="member: 15365"><p>NPK is just the tip of successful gardens. If your soil has the wrong pH, too wet and not enough calcium the nutrients dont get where they are needed.</p><p></p><p>Good raised bed mix needs to drain well just like container mixes otherwise you are suffocating your plants. Plants such as peppers dont like soaked soil and contrary to popular belief they dont need full sun all day. Many kinds will even drop blooms if not given enough shade during the peak heat of a summer day.</p><p></p><p>Ive grown many tropical varieties that did horrible in full sun all day. Plants from Trinidad, Caribbean, Jamaica ect. You would imagine they would love it but that is not always the case. I can grow jalapenos in that same all day sun no problem but not my Scotch Bonnets.</p><p></p><p>Two of the best natural fertilizers are alfalfa meal and kelp meal. Combine either with a good fish based fertilize and you got a pretty well rounded nutrient profile most garden plants will love. Even though fish emuslion is a 5-1-1 fertilizer it has micro nutrients often over looked such as calcium. A 50lb bag of alfalfa meal around here is under $18 and most farm/feed stores sell it. Works well losening some soils too. Just use it early and not too much after planting.</p><p></p><p>If you know anyone that raises rabbits, go get as much rabbit poo as you can get. Its about the best poo fertilizer there is. You can apply it anytime and it wont burn your plants. No need to compost it like most poo.</p><p></p><p>I love growin peppers</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ndVCkTW.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CZN5ANO.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMB54, post: 5027696, member: 15365"] NPK is just the tip of successful gardens. If your soil has the wrong pH, too wet and not enough calcium the nutrients dont get where they are needed. Good raised bed mix needs to drain well just like container mixes otherwise you are suffocating your plants. Plants such as peppers dont like soaked soil and contrary to popular belief they dont need full sun all day. Many kinds will even drop blooms if not given enough shade during the peak heat of a summer day. Ive grown many tropical varieties that did horrible in full sun all day. Plants from Trinidad, Caribbean, Jamaica ect. You would imagine they would love it but that is not always the case. I can grow jalapenos in that same all day sun no problem but not my Scotch Bonnets. Two of the best natural fertilizers are alfalfa meal and kelp meal. Combine either with a good fish based fertilize and you got a pretty well rounded nutrient profile most garden plants will love. Even though fish emuslion is a 5-1-1 fertilizer it has micro nutrients often over looked such as calcium. A 50lb bag of alfalfa meal around here is under $18 and most farm/feed stores sell it. Works well losening some soils too. Just use it early and not too much after planting. If you know anyone that raises rabbits, go get as much rabbit poo as you can get. Its about the best poo fertilizer there is. You can apply it anytime and it wont burn your plants. No need to compost it like most poo. I love growin peppers [img]https://i.imgur.com/ndVCkTW.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/CZN5ANO.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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