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Mixing Fertilizer In Small Batches

Author: Jim Kennard

Many people only have small containers in which they are trying to grow vegetables, and they only need small amounts of Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed Mixes. Here's how to mix Weekly Feed using one tenth of a 10 ounce Micro-Nutrient packet: Mix 2.5 pounds of 16-16-16 or similar NPK mix with 6 ounces of Epsom Salt, and 1 ounce of Mittleider Magic Micro-Mix For similar amounts of the simple Pre-Plant Mix: Mix 2.5 pounds of lime (gypsum for less than 20" of annual rainfall) 2 ounces of Epsom Salt, and 1/2 ounce of 20 Mule Team Borax Apply Pre-Plant 1 ounce per running foot and mix with the soil before planting. Apply Weekly Feed 1/2 ounce per runnning foot and mix with the soil before planting. Thereafter, after plants are up, feed 1/2 ounce weekly until 3 weeks before maturity.

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