How often should I fertilize?
- How often should I fertilize?
- How do I get Mittleider's Pre-mixed Fertilizer?
- How do I mix the weekly feed fertilizer?
- How do I mix the Pre-Plant formula?
- How much should I use?
- What kind of fertilizers should I use?
- Why do I need to fertilize?
Fertilize with the Weekly-Feed Fertilizer every 7 days.
When to Begin
For transplanted plants, apply the first regular application of the Weekly-Feed Fertilizer 3 days after transplanting and on a weekly basis thereafter.
For crops planted from seed, do not fertilize until the seeds have sprouted.
How Many ApplicationsTo see a table showing how many weekly applications are recommended for various garden crops, click on Suggested Fertilizer Applications.
Learn More
- Using Mittleider Fertilizers for Lawns and Other Plants The Mittleider Gardening Course (p. 48)
- Recognizing Plant Deficiencies The Garden Doctor (Books 1-3)
- Food for Everyone (142-254)
These are only recommendations. Anytime plants look like they are hungry, they should be fed. Judge by the visual appearance of the plants.
Tips
Keep a record of all your feedings, noting the date when plants were fertilized. Should a question arise at a later date, you have your records to refer to. Do not over fertilize.
What are the signs of a hungry plant?
"Plant hunger" is shown by thin, weak looking plants, poor leaf color, blossoms not developing into fruit, and inferior quality of fruit.
Garden Genius
Click on Fertilizing Schedule and enter the recommended number of Weekly-Feed Fertilizer applications for each of your crops. Use this schedule to record the dates you fertilize each crop.
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Tip of the Day
It's Spring Planting Time! For those of you in the Northern hemisphere who have winters, March and early April are the time you need to be preparing your soil and planting the hardy vegetable crops such as radishes, peas, cabbage and broccoli.
The freeze/thaw cycles of winter have broken up and loosened most soils, so as soon as it's not muddy, go in and give everything a good weeding with the 2-way hoe (see Tools). Weeding thoroughly this early gives you the upper hand, and is very important.
If you grew a Mittleider garden last year, your beds will be easy to re-make. Just apply Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed to the bed area, then till them in, place strings on your stakes, and re-make the beds.
Be sure to re-check the level of each bed accurately, since they may have changed a little. Do not be satisfied with anything more than 1" fall in a 30'-long soil-bed. Good Gardening!
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