Arugula, Eruca vesicaria, is a leafy salad green in the Brassicaceae family that also includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and Swiss chard.It’s a self-seeding annual for Zones 3 to 11 tha
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Q. I’m told that a slow-release fertilizer is the preferred kind to use in preparing the soil for planting in my vegetable plots. Are pre-mixed, slow-release fertilizers easily available, or must I mix my own?
A. There are slow-release vegetable garden fertilizer blends available. Your first decision in selecting one will be whether to use a chemically processed product or a natural-source product. Since the early 1980s I’ve used only-natural source fertilizers, including liquid fish and seaweed fertilizers for transplanting.
By natural-source fertilizers I mean blends that include such elements as seed and fish meals for nitrogen, rock phosphate for phosphorus, and kelp meal for potassium.
I mix my own, but often supplement with a purchased natural fertilizer blend for vegetable gardens. Most have a fairly even balance among the three major nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) as well as trace minerals that contribute to plant growth and health. Because there is usually no “filler” material, a small amount only is needed.
Natural-source fertilizers don’t feed plants directly. They nourish and activate the teeming mass of microorganisms that work to create a healthy and health-giving soil as they release the nutrients plants need to grow well and produce nutrient-dense food.
Before I plant any vegetables I prepare the site with compost, lime (except for potatoes), and a natural-source fertilizer. Such blends release their nutrients over a period of several months, eliminating the need for follow-up fertilizing. The only supplemental sort of
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