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When is a good time to start feeding seedlings?

mattmorgan1978mattmorgan1978 Posts: 8
in Plants
Hello all,
When is the best time to start feeding the seedlings of sweet pea, tithonia,cosmos, Gazania & sunflower?
Also wondering what would be a good feed too?
Thank you.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I don't feed plants while they're continually being potted on ... most good proprietory potting composts contain enough fertiliser to last about six weeks. I start feeding once plants have been in their final pots for six weeks or when they're planted out. 
     :) 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    I'm the same as Dove, I usually mix in a bit of fish, blood, and bone meal in the hole at planting out time.  
    Utah, USA.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    You don’t ever feed Cosmos, you’ll get loads of green and no flowers. They thrive in poor soil, 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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