Re: [CH] Mirical Grow
Tom F. Bryant (tfbxgp@neto.com)
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:21:29 -0600
You folks that are concerned about using chemical fertilizers (like
MiricalGro) are right! Check out <www.wbap.com/bi/howard.html>.
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Byron Bromley <Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 6:03 PM
Subject: [CH] Mirical Grow
>Notice on this site and a few others people are still trying to
>use mirical grow, tomato grow and rapid grow on peppers.
>Every garden book I own says use a low nitrogen fertilzer and
>that peppers are a very light feeders.
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>Next year try this, Mark a couple plants with a stake, yellow ribbon
>or even a garbage bag tie. At the time of transplanting, add 3 tbsp
>Epsom Salts in a gal of water, feed each plant 1 pint. Add 1/3 to 1/2
>cup 5-20-20, Then on a MONTHLY bases add 1 cup of 5-20-20.
>At the end of the season compare, plant stalk and the number of fruits.
>Also compare the amount of blosom drop
>I think that after 1st season you will throw that stuff out.
>Per Readers Digest Organic Gardening Pg 66, Plants actually need
>slighty more Magnisum (0.20) than phosphate (0.15)
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>If you feel that you need to feed in between, use manure tea.
>Make manure tea. Take 1 leg of Panty hose, fill it with cow manure.
>Place in a 5 gal bucket, like a pickle bucket or drywall compound bucket.
>Fill with water and let marinate for a few days. Then use 1 qt of manure
>tea
>to 2 gal of water. for a weekly feeding.
>
>The claim the proof of the pudding is in the eating,
>Last year (1998) the Southern part of NH had the worst gardening year ever
>Record rain fall since 1882, 2 days of sunlight from Jun 1 to July 15,
>Temperatures
>max low 60's. I still had 40 to 50 Habs per plant, in the 50's on my
>Serranno's.
>Chitilpins didn't well as far a fruit goes, I started them too late.
>I only had blosom drop when temps got down into the 40's
>
>Take it from an "Old Fart " with 50 years gardening experience, Throw that
>Mirical Grow as far as you can throw it. as least as far a veggies are
>concerned.
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