how to use fertilizer, greenhouse and cat questions

Hello everyone

I have bought a "feed for fruit and vegetables" liquid fertilizer NPK 3.5-3.5-3.5 and micronutriets,
I have seedlings who are just starting to show the "real leaves" and slightly bigger growing plants.
I have been reading in the internet but iam confused, it says i can use this fertilizer for everything, my question is how often should I use it ?

I am growing flowers herbs and tomatoes from seeds, and also where to pour it, some people say not to touch the leaves and others not in some parts of the roots, i have been trying youtube with no success. Also they say is advisable to do it in the morning and with wet soil?

Also can anyone advise which one is better a glass or the polycarbonate greenhouse? I am about to buy one
I have a problem with my neighbor's cat as he likes using my garden as a litter :S and urinating everywhere damaging some of my flowers any suggestions on how to deal with this?

thank you very much

Miriam

 

Hi Miriam, regarding feeding, its best to wait until the plants have a good root system before feeding them, so small seedling should have enough nutrient in the compost for a few weeks before you need to feed.
You can then apply it at least once a week when you water as normal.


Dont use feed if the plants are bone dry and limp, use just water on those occasions.But best not to let them get like that in the first place.

 

thank you Pete when the plant grows where do I apply the liquid fertilizer on the soil around the roots or the leaves?
m.

 

As for your Cat problem, i know how you feel i have 7 cats myself and the only way i found to stop mine was to buy a few canes about 4ft long and some cheap bean netting and i built a small fence round the plots this really worked for me as it stopped them digging up me carrots and shallot bulbs. Tthis year i plan to do a proper job and build a caged with a lid i can remove to aid weeding as it was a pig of a job last year. Also where in ipswich to you live as live on chantry.

 

Hi Miriam,

To the soil unless it says its a foliar feed. If it is, then don't put it on the leaves in the morning as the droplets will sit on the leaves and act like a lens, causing the sun to burn the leaves.

That applies to normal watering too. During drought periods, where you might have to water in the morning just water the ground and make sure its not sitting on the leaves.

With herbs, most of these have come from plants that live on poor soils, so will not really need a feed.

I only feed things like tomatoes, peppers & chillies when they set fruits.

 

thanks everyone, i love cats but I have to admit this cat is driving me crazy as I put so much effort in my garden, I will try first cutting lemons and putting them in the soil, they say cats dont like the smell, I dont think is fair that I dont have a cat and i end up having to spend money protecting my garden from other animals, oh well... hopefully the lemons will do the trick i saw in B& Q a cat repellent called cat-a- pult aparently it confuses the cat/dog and it is no dangerous to them, have anyone tried that?

the liquid fertilizer doesnt say anything, but I had already put them everywhere :S I hope it doesnt damage the plant

M.

 

hi Armandii, I think you need to cut them in pieces to work! jajja i wouldnt dare throwing anything to the cat or animal lovers would hunt me down but I am very tempted

maybe the cat you saw had had a nose block or a cold jaja

M.

 

oh no!!I hope my garden survives with his cat's poo and wee ... how anoying will try everything and see what works, i was told that cats prefer the neighborh's garden as it is their way of marking territory..
if nothing works will just have to have a word with the neighborh we might be able to find a solution together or i wont be happy :S although not sure what she can do about it she might just say he is just a cat and can't restrain him!

 

Armandii, did you try putting a removable lid of the fence thats wot i did and my cats got rather angry when they jumped up thinking they were getting in only to bounce of in the opposite direction. Its actually quite funny to watch especially as the cat in question is a bit thick and kept trying until he landed wrong then he never bothered the beds again until i cleared them in the winter. As for lemons i think oranges and limes work better, after an orange my cats won't come anywhere near me for about 4 hours.

 

thanks all for your replies, I have put some lemons down and they seem to be doing the trick so far, so fingers crossed.
so happy as I was just given an old greenhouse for free and making husband to go and collect it this saturday!