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First time gardener, question about fertilizing

14 years ago

This is my first veggie garden and my plants are coming up nicely after battling some bugs and what not. I'm growing pumpkin, yellow zucchini, regular zucchini, cherry tomato, and strawberries. I am wondering what I should fertilize with, how often etc.

Thanks for any advice!

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steven1032
14 years ago
i usually use a slow release fert 11-15-11 with all the micro nutrients. last about four months. what ever you use make sure the middle number is higher. the tomatos need lots of calcuim.
AiliDeSpain
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks for the response. I ended up getting Miracle Gro Shake n Feed, 10-10-10. We will see how that works!
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