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drew51 · April 7, 2014

I'm not a fan of foliar feeding especially compost or fish emulsion as organic products take weeks to break down to a form the plant can use. I can see spraying for trace minerals. Otherwise I don't see how spraying food the plant can't utilize unto the leaves does any good? I know you say you see a difference, which if you had examples you didn't spray then I guess you could compare. Any that drips into the soil can be useful as time goes by and the bacteria break it down to a form the plants can use. Some of these organic molecules are thousands of atoms long, definitely cannot be used. Can you eat a 400 pound tuna without cutting it up?
I use soluble fertilizers the plant can uptake the minute I add it. I add organics to the soil once repotted. Here are my seedlings in the cold frame.

April 7, 2014	#23
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	I'm not a fan of foliar feeding especially compost or fish emulsion as organic products take weeks to break down to a form the plant can use. I can see spraying for trace minerals. Otherwise I don't see how spraying food the plant can't utilize unto the leaves does any good? I know you say you see a difference, which if you had examples you didn't spray then I guess you could compare. Any that drips into the soil can be useful as time goes by and the bacteria break it down to a form the plants can use. Some of these organic molecules are thousands of atoms long, definitely cannot be used. Can you eat a 400 pound tuna without cutting it up? I use soluble fertilizers the plant can uptake the minute I add it. I add organics to the soil once repotted. Here are my seedlings in the cold frame.