Re: [CH] Bloodmeal
Organic Chilli Grower (chilli@organicgardenerau.com)
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 07:07:53 +0800
The soil here is gutless white sand. Oz has the least formed soils on the
planet and the coastal strip of West Oz is the worst.
Marc in Austruckinfalia.
----- Original Message -----
From: <jim@wildpepper.com>
To: <Rob.Pieters@honeywell.com>
Cc: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Bloodmeal
> Correct again on it being bone meal.
>
> I don't know if I count as a professional or not, but I only use a
> single application of 12-12-12 before planting & nothing else. Chiles
> don't respond that well to fertilizers (unless there is a lack) and
> nothing makes up for good soil. If you have good soil, then you really
> don't need much else. In heavy crop years (I think I can remember back
> to one) aometimes the plants can produce to the point that they get a
> little nitrogen starved. This is cured by a foliar application of a low
> N fertilizer, just to give them a little boost.
>
> Very often folks have a tendency (me included) to look very hard for
> stuff to manage, just so that we can be doing something :-)
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> -Jim C
> Mild to Wild
>
>