Jared77
Garden Addicted
Oh good thats a relief and here I thought it was photoshopped!Don't believe him, jared, he's feeding them BIG K cola, thats why they're so huge!!
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Oh good thats a relief and here I thought it was photoshopped!Don't believe him, jared, he's feeding them BIG K cola, thats why they're so huge!!
Usually by the time they bloom I can see how the plants are growing. If they are doing well, as these are, I don't want to upset the balance during bloom. Adding N at this time could slow the bloom by increasing vegetative growth. Also, the plant doesn't need additional P because the roots are obviously doing very well to support a plant this size with this rate of growth. Additional K shouldn't be needed during bloom if watering has been adequate, but it may need a boost later in the season, as the plant gets larger and the weather gets hotter. If the plant is showing signs of water stress, like midday wilting (more a softening of the leaves than an actual wilt), and I know water is adequate, I will give a small shot of K. Finally, these plants will only be allowed to set a few fruit. I will remove all other blooms so the plant can only focus on those few, so it needs fewer nutrients.so lucky said:Hey Monty, what is the reason for stopping all fert. applications when they start to blossom? Do you find they just don't need any more at that point?
I spray. Believe me, I am not a chemical free gardener. I use a rotation of Chlorothalonil (Daconil), Myclobutanil (Immunox), Captan, Copper, and Maneb (Maneb is sometimes hard to find, but you can still find dusty cans sitting on shelves here and there). The key is to never use the same one twice in a row. Using the same one over and over will only lead to resistant varieties of fungus.the1honeycomb said:MOnty what do you do for blite and fungus??
Can't spell sorry