And, it will work in sawdust if you keep watering your plants with it. Second, I have done the MiracleGro thing, too. Once you fix that, the chips will be beneficial. I think they are still beneficial, but your proportions of nutrients are off balance as of right now. Over time, those wood chips/bigger chunks will decompose.and provide a very slow-release fertilizer, too. But, I would definitely get the right stuff and mix it in thoroughly. Last year I grew in plastic containers simply using Miracle Grow garden soil and had fair results.įirst, I think you are asking that if you use fish emulsion, etc, should you still sift out all the big chunks of mulch? The right answer is yes. Hope this suggestion does not overwhelm you.ĭastrong wrote:In the case of the fish emulsion, bone meal, etc., should I still go ahead and dig out and cut in something else in the soil? Then tap off the root ball to take the old mix directly from the roots and transplant back your plants. I know its almost like making the mix again but it will really fix those ratios. You will have done a great deal to fix the issue. Then add your new good stuff, water again as you go and mix. You may want it spread and set it out first to dry a little before you do this to make it easier. The good stuff will fall back onto perhaps another tarp. Then make a kind of large sieve with smaller chicken wire (quarter or half inch openings perhaps) and shake out all of that larger filler. Also, carefully take out the plants and don't disturb the roots too much and set out somewhere watered and in the shade.
When you do finally find those sources, I would take out all the mix from the boxes on a tarp. Water hoses etc that I don't have either so don't give up now You can tell you've clearly spent a lot of time / money /effort on your set-up. Have you noticed any insect damage on the plants?Īlso, as to your watering, can you dig down into your MM just to check that the mix is moist all the way through? If you don't prewet the peat it can be a booger trying to get it moist. Where did you get your plants? Were they transplants or did you grow them from seed? Did they look at all sickly before your planted them (brownish roots? severely root bound? yellowing leaves? brown spots? wilting? )? How many of the leaves are yellow? Is it just the bottom few leaves or the whole plant?Ĭan you tell us about your compost mix? Did you use 5 different composts? If so, can you tell us which you used? Since you think your watering practices are ok, I'm wondering if you might have a nutrient, root or insect/disease problem.Ĭan you post some pictures of your plants? It is much easier to diagnose the problem if we can see what the plants look like. We'll do the best we can to figure out what is going on so we can help you fix it. Sorry you are running into so much trouble. » question on whether to top off tomatoes » Replacement Planting (Succession Planting?) » I picked my first strawberries today from my very first garden ever!
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