Seed raising compost

[Eric Williams]

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

[Cidermanrolls]

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.

[MatDz]

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...

[Eric Williams]

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.

[MatDz]

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.

[DaveW]

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

[Eric Williams]

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

[SimonT]

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

[Eric Williams]

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

[Chris L]

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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