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GoGayleGo April 9, 2017 09:56 AM

Nitrogen for garlic
 
Filaree's instructions say:

"In the spring when garlic plants are experiencing most of their vegetative growth, water like any garden green. Nitrogen is appreciated at this stage of growth."

I use 10/10/10 for my SIP, not sure what to use for the garlic...???

Thanks in advance for your help.
Gayle

Worth1 April 9, 2017 10:08 AM

I think what you have will be just fine.
Worth

KarenO April 9, 2017 10:53 AM

Well composted Manure if you want a natural high nitrogen fertilizer
KO

henry April 9, 2017 11:54 AM

As the cows are long gone from our garlic farm we use blood meal as the spring top dressing about three pounds per 40 inch by 100 foot bed. We are starting to grow field peas as a green manure crop and expect to need less blood meal in the future.

TomNJ April 9, 2017 02:59 PM

Blood meal (13-0-0) if you are organic, or lawn fertilizer (29-0-4 or similar) if you are not. You can also use a mixture to provide some immediate nitrogen and some delayed nitrogen. I use blood meal in early March, early April, and early May, each time at 2 lbs per 100 sq ft.

Grow the green, and the green will grow the bulb.

Tom

jtjmartin April 9, 2017 06:50 PM

Tom,

Where do you normally buy your blood meal? I would use it if I could find a better price.

Jeff

henry April 9, 2017 08:52 PM

Best price I have found for the eastern usa.
[url]http://www.7springsfarm.com/blood-meal-from-porcine-12-0-0-50-lb/[/url]
$56.00

TomNJ April 10, 2017 10:35 AM

[QUOTE=jtjmartin;630767]Tom,

Where do you normally buy your blood meal? I would use it if I could find a better price.

Jeff[/QUOTE]

I buy mine at Seven Springs Farm here in Floyd County, VA. Runs $56 for a 50 lb bag, which goes a long way.

[URL]http://www.7springsfarm.com/nitrogen-sources/[/URL]

Tom

jtjmartin April 10, 2017 10:26 PM

Tom:

Thanks - great price at a little over $1/lb. OK, now I'm hoping I get some work out around Floyd County!

Jeff

svalli April 11, 2017 01:19 AM

Bloodmeal is not commonly sold here and I do not grow organic, so I am planning to use calcium nitrate when watering my garlic after they start forming shoots. Calcium nitrate is also used in greenhouses and works well to prevent bottom end rot in tomatoes. It is commonly sold for farmers in huge bags, but last fall I found this stuff at reasonable prices in containers suitable for home gardeners, so I purchased enough to use for my tomatoes and all alliums.
[URL]http://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutrition/crops/onion-and-garlic/yield/increasing-bulb-size/[/URL]

Sari

ilex April 11, 2017 09:06 AM

I use manure

bower April 11, 2017 08:09 PM

I think I'll try the blood meal this year since I have some kicking around - I bought it mislabeled as bone meal - blue-black and not!
All I've done for spring ferts in my couple of years past is a little fish emulsion at best. Mostly just let em go on the bone meal at planting time.... guess I can do better!

KarenO April 12, 2017 12:52 AM

blood and/or bone meal can be attractive to critters, dogs etc.
just FYI in case raccoons etc are a problem in your area. even my usually non digger old lady of a dog finds bone meal irresistible and has been known to dig in my beds when I use it
KarenO

AlittleSalt April 12, 2017 01:42 AM

Just grow it. Take some and don't add anything.

bjbebs April 12, 2017 07:05 PM

Buckwheat gets planted when the garlic is dug in early July. Mid Sept. it's turned in along with large amounts of horse manure. Seed goes in 2 weeks later.

Garlic needs no additional nitrogen during the growing season. Garlic is not the heavy feeder that an onion is. Plant it, mulch hard and forget it.


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