Growmore?

No dan Gromore is not organic..
I have used other organic fertilisers....pelleted chick manure, straight
Humber fish, etc. ...ll good I think. Bonemeal was an issue some years back but think its ok now.
For me organic is best. It may not promote quicker growth but a sturdier, more robust, more natural growth better able to withstand the elements, pests and diseases.

 

Don't think ill bother with the grow more then I want to stay as organic as I can with the veg. I've seen a veg grower on you tube that uses pellets that are a mix of seaweed and chicken manure but I ain't seen these in any garden centres. The vids are Irish so I'm guessing they not available over hear. Can any one shed any light on this or no were I can get them?

 

I use blood fish and bone on most shrubs, tomato feed on clematis and fuchsias, rose food for roses, ericaceous feed for rhododendrons and camellias and occasionally organic liquid seaweed fertiliser.

 

They now do a liquid Growmore , so you can dilute it and use a watering can if you prefer this to the pellets.

 

Is it expensive? Generally I find that liquid fertilizers mean that I am paying to buy water! (well ... and convenience of course)

 

Wilkos - who else Do liquid Growmore at £2.25 which makes 360 litres ( 51 x 7 litre watering cans , 4.4pence per can ). The granules are £4 for 2 packs of 1.5 kg. , £1.33 / kg
I didn't do watering cans to Kgs conversions at school

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/search?q=growmore&searchsubmit.x=-1022&searchsubmit.y=-128
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/plant-...ulti-purpose-15kg/invt/0274758?VBMST=growmore

 

I think what we need is "Plants fertilizer per can full" and "Plants fertilised per handful of granules" ... then I think we could easily compare the two.

 

Harry here are a few conversions ( I will leave you to do the sums)

Liquid; Roughly 1 litre to 1 square metre ( depends how dry your soil is!)

Granules 2-4 oz per square metre.

 

Hmmmm looks like liquid is better. But i would use granular fertiliser as a main feed early spring and late spring , then through the season just have a whizz round with liquid feed in the watering can every now and then , I use Tomato feed from mid July.