In this video, I discuss why popular fertilizer products may be failing your garden. Organic fertilizers can work wonders in your vegetable garden, but granular types only work under certain conditions. If your environment is wrong, they may fail. This video will teach you how to use organic fertilizer in your garden to maximize success!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 How Granular Organic Fertilizers Work
2:33 Problem #1: Soil Temperature
6:22 Problem #2: Improper Application
8:05 How To Apply Organic Fertilizer
9:53 Problem #3: Soil Moisture
11:07 Fixing Soil Temperature Problems
12:21 Fertilizers That Work In All Conditions
14:36 What If My Soil Is Too Hot?
16:29 Adventures With Dale
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0:00 How Granular Organic Fertilizers Work
2:33 Problem #1: Soil Temperature
6:22 Problem #2: Improper Application
8:05 How To Apply Organic Fertilizer
9:53 Problem #3: Soil Moisture
11:07 Fixing Soil Temperature Problems
12:21 Fertilizers That Work In All Conditions
14:36 What If My Soil Is Too Hot?
16:29 Adventures With Dale
What a great explanation. Thank you!
I use Agrothrive, its already pre digested and works in all temperatures.
Very helpful!
Great Info but what can you use if its August and the soil is too hot? Will liquid fertilizer work better or does the same rule apply to liquid?
Thanks! More excellent advice!
Chicken manure works for me. Thank you for the great videos.
Another brilliant video that covers something no one else does. Thanks again. Couple of questions: I have purchased a lot (for me) of fertilizer lately thanks to your eagle eye on the prices. What is the expected shelf life for fertilizer? do different fertilizers have different shelf lives?
Also, would you do some videos on irrigation systems. I tried a pvc system this year, but it leaked so I was hand watering everyday this summer (western NC Zone 7B, now 8A). I am moving next year and would like to have an irrigation system decided. I am planning on 8 raised beds and tomatoes and zucchini in large pot/bags. I also have a few Greenstalks. I am hoping to be able to afford to make the raised beds the bottom watering ones with gravel, landscape fabric and soil. That leaves the grow bags and greenstalks. I would love to know what you use after your many years of gardening. Thanks!
Lori
Uh-oh. Now I'm craving brownies and Christmas cookies 🤔😋, and beautiful citrus fruits { as seen on your bushes in the background}. Dale was like 'hey wait Dad! That dog-safe Christmas cookie 🎅is supposed to be for MEEEE!" . I like those shade cloth tunnels.
Great video.
That actually fuels My Fire two pump all my fertilizers through my drip tape
Omg you are so right!!! Thank you again! I learn so much from all your videos 😊
Very helpful Anthony. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes Jason from Melbourne Australia.
Oh great… now I want brownies and cookies 🥴😋😉
Great info 😊
Wouldn’t it be better to use liquid fertiliser so it’s readily available to the plants
Thanks for these tips @TheMillennialGardener. I live in zone 9a. This last season, I used a combination of the Jobe's Organic Tomato Fertilizer and Lilly Miller Bone Meal (even though Lilly Miller isn't an "organic" brand, single ingredient amendments made from the bones of a vertebrate creatures would be "organic" by definition unless exposed to a lot of other contaminants.) I also did as you suggested and planted lower in the ground so the hairs on the tomato stems could become part of the root structure of the plant. Needless to say…all that extra phosphorous in the soil really kicked the flowering and fruiting into overdrive and I had the biggest tomato harvest I've ever had! I also used chopped up fir chips from an arborist chip drop as mulch to regulate temperature and preserve moisture. Thanks for the great advice and happy gardening!
Good explanation on how best to use organic fertilizers and also balanced with a choice to use other fertilizers as well. Another reason why the organic fertilizer does not always give good results if you are growing in a new bed or in containers using sterile potting mix. Potting mix and new beds do not have a lot of bioactivity and there is usually not enough soil microbes present in small containers to sustain themselves and the plants. If you are going to use organic fertilizers they need to be activated by the soil organisms. Which means you have to apply them often months before the nutrients will be needed to give the soil organisms time to build up their numbers as well as convert the nutrients into a plant available form. Many people build a new bed or start a container garden thinking that organic is the only choice without realizing that organic nutrients are not always available when plants need it most so applying the fertilizer at the same time as planting a seedling or seed does not yield a good result. Seeds and seedlings that get off to a slow start may not catch up if they miss that critical window of growth. People are also not aware that unlike conventional fertilizers, organic fertilizers may require more supplementation during certain periods of plant growth than conventional fertilizers which have higher numbers of readily available nutrients usually in more than adequate amounts for most plants. People also try to grow high feeders in a new garden when they probably should start off with a cover crop or bean instead of a tomato.
🤔 since i already have it Im thinking to let it dissolve as much as possible in warm water and fish emulsion then pour it in.
Thank you!
I’m had a issue with a fertilizer how to use it