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Old March 17, 2007   #1
LoreD
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Default seedstarter w/o fertilizer

It was my understanding that the seed has all it needs as far as nutrition so adding fertilizer would be counterproductive. I use Hoffman's seedstarter that does not have fertilizer. When I get the first true leaves I transplant the soil blocks and use a potting mix that has fertilizer.

When I initially used a small amount of fertilizer in the seedstarter I got explosive growth. Huge leggy things that grew way too fast.

Do other people have the same experience?

Lored
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