growmore

As you know i moved into a new cottage april last year.it was all grass out back and from what i can gather has been four donkey'
s years.After much effort managed to dig it over for my much longed for VEG plot,after posting a question on forum had to dig it again and take out all the grass i turned over.
(really at my age it done mein for the rest of the year)
Quite a bit of surface clay so incorporated a 50/50 mix of growbags and sand but still quite claggy.
Spread loads of well rotted stable manure i obtained from a friend up the golf club plus lots of leaf mould in november and all winter have been dusting the surface with the ashes from mylog borner.
Question: do i need to rake in Gromore before planting?

 

Hi,

There is no reason to rake in any growmore just now. If as you say you have dug in lots of well rotted manure, that should suffice.

When your plants are established, then is the time to ascertain if you require an extra supplement, not now.

If it is possible, put a sackful of manure in a large container, a water butt for example, and fill it with water. After a few weeks use this water to feed your plants. It is far superior to growmore. Every so often replace the manure in the sac.

This is what I would recommend, many others will differ. This is what gardening is all about, trying out various ways and means of producing a good crop.

1 seed = 1 carrot. 1 bean = ? pounds of beans. Plant wisely.

Regards

Drew

 

Thanks lads i like drews idea of compost in a sack will try it this year and keep you posted ,fortunatly i can get as much horse manure and leaf mould as i want so can do half my plot every autumn and alternate my root veg accordingly GOOD LUCK ALL

 

I'm also a 'muck in a bag in a water butt' fan like Drew:D...and only use Growmore in the Spring as a top dressing in the borders.

 

I would rake in some fertiliser regardless a couple of weeks before you sow seeds (or plant out your Spuds or whatever). Don't do it any sooner than that. If you are on a very tight budget then take more care as to what you fertilise and what you don't. Doesn't no harm to ask about specific crops either (its obviously an "As a General Rule I Do This" type thing that I'm saying! As John say, he feeds his onions after planting.

Most of what you have done is to improve the soil, so adding some fertiliser will give the plants a good start. Just don't go mad heaping lots of Nitrogen-only fertiliser on which will make them grow 10 feet tall, but that's about all!