Anyone with experience of foliar feeds

I have piles of chicken droppings!

 

Is anyone sure foliar feeding actually works?:D

I use foliar feeding for plants like bromeliads but for general feeding of normal everyday plants its always seemed like a load of old tosh to me.

If it does work it can only be short term, as the absorption through the leaves can only be for a very short time, and if you get the initial soil preparation right, with a slow realease fertilizer, I cant see the need.

As for Tomorite, I seem to remember it says keep it off the leaves, but I might be wrong.

Just another garden centre con as far as I'm concerned, although its not quite so openly advised these days as presumably most are not cleared by the EC for spraying on the leaves of plants.

I'm sure someone can put me right.

 

Dai, I must admit i do often double the dose particualry for cucumbers and tomatoes!!


Pete, im not sure as a general feed although for hanging baskets, planters and glass crops I think it does make a very tangible differance.

 

Yay Marley :yho:

Liquid chicken poo, smells funky but gives great results.:gnthb::gnthb::gnthb::gnthb::gnthb:

 

:gnthb: Marley is spot on!...A great product:hehe: smelly but great!

 

Gunnera love it !!!:D

 

So are we saying that the chicken pellets are good as a foliar feed?

I use it on the roots but not all over the leaves.

 

The reason why I will try it first is two-fold, first reason, I have some already and won't have to go to any further expense, and secondly, if it doesn't burn the leaves then it is, for my purposes, okay to at least have a go at.

I will keep the thread updated with when I feed and after a few more weeks any results-good or bad.

 

I'll have to try it sometime.:thumb:

 

Oddly I don't mind the smell, it isn't that noxious-mind you, it's only fresh yet, maybe give it a week or two lol..