Veg that don't like Blood Fish and Bone

I'm planning on growing the following veg this year and am just wondering which will not like BFB? Some veg don't like too much nitrogen?

Carrots
Potatoes
Red Onion
White Onion
Leeks
Pumpkin
Squash - Butternut and Honey Bear

Rhubarb

 

All of these will be quite happy with FB&B



Fish, blood and bone; is a fairly balanced general feed,and usually has an
N P K of 5 : 5 : 5.5 to 6

or put another way;

Up to 10% N - up to 10% P - 10% K

Apply at 115gms (4oz) per sq m.

I can't understand why you are concerned about its 'Nitrogen' content, have you a reason for mentioning it?

A bit more here on fertilisers;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Fertiliser/Fertiliser.htm

 

Thanks Tee, it's just that read (can't remember where) that maybe carrots have a low nitrogen requirement, i didn't want to provide too much by giving them BFB on top of whats already in the soil

 

I thought this might apply to other veg also

 

Then just halve the dosage

 

This is how I prepare all my beds and then I find I do not need to add any more fertiliser throughout the rest of the season!

n.b. the fertiliser mentioned in the slide show is F B & B

OK someone is going to come up with carrots & manure well let me tell you there are ways over that too!
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Soil-Preparation/soil preparation ss.swf


If proof be needed here is what a typical year on my allotments looks like;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Allotments/Allotment ss/allotment.html

 

Thank you, I might be getting some manure from my Grandad in a few weeks (he says when you scoop off the top layer of the heap its like chocolate underneath) but is it too late now as I'm roughly only a few months away from planting.

 

Now that is an interesting description

But I think I know what he means, but I would have said Chocolate cake!

In a word NO!

You don't mention what you plan to "muck" but I would say get your brassica beds treated first.

Potatoes can be done as you plant them i.e. dig the trench, place the muck, then set the seed tuber on the muck and back fill with soil!

Root crops do not really need it!

Some people only muck every three years to fit in with their rotation system e.g. Potatoes /Brassicas / Others.

Put another way Potatoes like lots of muck, Brassicas do not need as much so they can follow on the next year, then the roots / others make do with whats left!

But as I have access to loads of manure ALL my beds are manured!

This helps tremendously when it comes to watering......I don't need to do any!

 

haha, he also mentioned it's like a soup!

Here's what I'm planning on growing:



No brassicas for me, I'm guessing muck everything apart from the technique you mentioned for the 'tatoes? I think the pumpkins maybe a bit more specialised also. The plot is only 3m x 5m so shouldn't be too big a job to do the lot.

 

I don't find them difficult I just plant four on top of my compost heap and forget about them,unless the weather is exceptionally dry then I water them.

My suggestion to you is dig an18" square hole under each plant and bang a big dollop of (chocolate/chocolate cake/soup/ manure) then cover this with around 6" of good soil then sprinkle a handful of a balanced fertiliser.

This should keep them going till they mature!

Check Pumpkins or any of the other things you plan on growing on my website if you want any more information......Tg