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Old September 3, 2017   #21
Father'sDaughter
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Originally Posted by ginger2778 View Post
For the first two weeks I do not add a single Amendment just moistened mix and the seed. The seeds cotyledons have enough nutrients in them to feed for the first 2 weeks. After transplant they get some small amount of fertilizer and a little bit of calcium.

Same here. I start seeds in straight DE which provides nothing but moisture--that's all they need to sprout and start growing.

About two weeks after germination I start giving them a weekly dose of a liquid fertilizer at half the recommended strength.
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