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Last season I had a good show sowing seeds in Tesco finest.As there is no feed in this could you suggest a possible fertiliser to add to compost prior sowing. Thank you

I don’t add any feed before germination, but I also don’t use the baggy method so I can easily add a small amount of soluble feed to the water I spray the seedlings with, once germinated.
I’ve seen people say that seedlings don’t need feeding, but my experience is that a small dose of fertiliser does perk them up now and then.

From other threads on the forum I picked up that Chempak feeds have all what's needed for inorganic substrates, so should work with moler clay.

As a side note, I'd be very careful with using moler clay on its own, when it dries it seems to suck out moisture off everything around, including plant roots...

Yes Cidermanrolls, I also feed my seedlings and they do benefit from it.
For MatDZ, you are correct but as I use the baggie method I do not really get this trouble. Thanks both.

Eric Williams wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:52 pm Yes Cidermanrolls, I also feed my seedlings and they do benefit from it.
For MatDZ, you are correct but as I use the baggie method I do not really get this trouble. Thanks both.

Ah yes, while still in the bags that shouldn't be a problem. Maybe that's why it worked for me initially as well.

If you use purely mineral mix, assuming no nutrients or trace elements are derived from the mix itself which is unlikely, you need a balanced fertiliser that provides all the trace elements normally obtained from the organic part of potting soils, one similar to those suitable for hydroponics.

https://www.succulent-plant.com/fertiliser.html

Thank you Dave W, slightly out of thread, I am finding my usual supplier of seeds (Sucseed) catalogue this year a bit user un friendly. Could be my age lol, wondered if anyone could suggest another supplier ? Thanks

Eric, what do you find tricky with the Succseed site?

Hi Simon thanks for reply. I go from page 1 to page 6 next page is 44 lol. Don’t know what’s going on. Cheers

Eric Williams wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:22 pm Hi Simon thanks for reply. I go from page 1 to page 6 next page is 44 lol. Don’t know what’s going on. Cheers

Try the right arrow. The dots between 6 and 44 are sort of "hidden" pages. They are there, but the dots prevent a whole list of numbers appearing 1 to 44
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