Fertiliser for seedlings??

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  July 2023 edited July 2023

  Seedlings don't really need any more feed that there is already in the compost.
  Seaweed Extract would be good for seedlings though, used as per the label and gives added strength to the plant without giving it extra vigour.

  
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• nick615 Posts: 1,487

  July 2023

  I get modest success by using any 'El Cheapo' compost from one of the German supermarkets.  I make sure my seed trays have holes in the bottoms which are then stood in shallow trays for irrigation.  For 'feed' I put a few chicken manure pellets in a plastic bottle, fill with water, shake vigorously and use that for my seedlings to draw on.  For peas, beans and brassicas it may be wise to add a small amount of lime to the mixture.

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• punkdoc Posts: 15,039

  July 2023

  Seedlings really do not do not need food, they will just get leggy. That is why seed compost is low in nutrients.

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  July 2023

  I've never fed seedlings of anything, for the reasons already given.
  By their nature, they're potted in as they grow, and eventually planted, and they get enough nutrition from that new growing medium each time 
  
  Feeding wouldn't encourage root growth anyway. Just top growth, which isn't ideal as the roots would be unable to support that well enough. 
  
  

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