I don’t use anything like that at all, We make a lot of compost and that’s all that goes on, if you get your soil in good condition it will make what it needs. Plenty grows here, too much in some cases. The only time I used anything was when we took a 100’ row of old conifers out, then we used chicken pellets along with the compost.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Some of my dahlias are still blooming well, so I am continuing to give tom feed to try and keep them flowering, after a very late start. I hope this might help build up the tubers too. My petunias are still happy too.
Feeding in Autumn does not make much sense to me, plants are all dying back now.
That's what i thought too. I've been reading articles that have got me thinking that might not be the case. Trees and shrubs may look dormant above ground, but actually still have roots growing below ground if the soil is above a certain temperature. That's why i wondered if an autumn feed was a good idea.
I think the concern is that feeding can promote the extended new, sappy growth period that is then more vulnerable to frost and tough weather; with plants like roses at least. @Balgay.Hill
I only do it for new shrubs , trees or hedging at this time of year, and if I'm planting them in less than desirable ground, which is often the case with hedging. Otherwise, the manure you're adding is the best method of improving soil, and therefore improving the health of the plants you're putting in, or already have. If you have a compost bin, then your homemade compost is also excellent, as @Lyn says.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Seriously, I wouldn't worry too much about spreading a few handfuls or so of fertilizers on your soil as they have been growing wheat and corn on the plains since the late 18 hundreds without any organic input and are still feeding the world.
Their problem is lack of rainfall on occasions, but as it is about a couple of thousand miles from top to bottom of the plains, when one part has a drought other parts have plenty!
Seriously, I wouldn't worry too much about spreading a few handfuls or so of fertilizers on your soil as they have been growing wheat and corn on the plains since the late 18 hundreds without any organic input and are still feeding the world.
Their problem is lack of rainfall on occasions, but as it is about a couple of thousand miles from top to bottom of the plains, when one part has a drought other parts have plenty!
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The only time I used anything was when we took a 100’ row of old conifers out, then we used chicken pellets along with the compost.
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I've been reading articles that have got me thinking that might not be the case. Trees and shrubs may look dormant above ground, but actually still have roots growing below ground if the soil is above a certain temperature.
That's why i wondered if an autumn feed was a good idea.
If you have a compost bin, then your homemade compost is also excellent, as @Lyn says.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | FERTILIZED ACREAGE
Seriously, I wouldn't worry too much about spreading a few handfuls or so of fertilizers on your soil as they have been growing wheat and corn on the plains since the late 18 hundreds without any organic input and are still feeding the world.
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | FERTILIZED ACREAGE
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | FERTILIZED ACREAGE