How I Fertilize My Cut Flower Seedlings : Fertilizer Friday! : FAST FACT: Flower Hill Farm
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Hi Flower Friends! It's Nicole from Flower Hill Farm- today's FAST FACT video is all about fertilizing! I feed my plants weekly with Neptune's Harvest!
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I use this exact fertilizer on everything! Indoor and outdoor! My houseplants LOVE it, as do my roses! I just use the recommended amount of fertilizer and they’re happy. We had such a warm winter, I fertilized even through winter! I just used it at 1/2 strength but now it April, and they’re taking off! I love it! Never want to be without it! Great video! Thank you!
Awesome tips
I totally fertilize on Fridays now, ever since you I heard mentioned it. Makes it really easy to remember!
I try to do it on ...saturdays...Lol..
I am a Fox Farm Organics gal. No stink and great for my seedlings.
When fertilizing your seedlings outside, say...in a cheap plastic greenhouse, the fish emulsion brings all the critters to the yard.
lol your little comments are cute ! “Ohhh you’re ok” 😂 thank you for the great information and demonstration
I just learned last year that my seedlings never grew because I wasn't fertilizing after germination. So this year I eagerly fed them and they croaked. So now I know why my baby seedings croaked after I fertilized them - they were just too young (only cotyledons out) and I probably used too much. Things never go well when I wing it so Thank you! I also appreciated the giggles :)
I have never done it and mine are perfectly fine.
I always us 1/2 dilution of fertilizer. All the time. Maybe try that?
@@wordvendor1 Yes I found someone else who said that too. Thank you :)
Thank you- must have read my mind 😄 ordered and on it’s way
Fertilizer Friday - I love it! Thank you!
Too funny about the dog, I can totally relate🐶
You are an awesome example for flower gardeners and farmers. Thank you for all that you do for others and have a great day fertilizer Friday 😊
Thank you
Thanks for this video, yesterday I dropped this question on another video! Question answered, thanks a lot!
Thanks Mrs. Pitt 🌞
i bought a bunch of Neptune's fish emulsion w seaweed that past month cant wait to use it on my plant babies!
I just learned this year about fish fertilizer! So glad your dog eats too, I was so mad at my dog when he went after all my plants lol
I have been waiting for this. I know I failed last year in fertilizing!!
Love your vids! I havent done any indoor seedlings this year, but thinking of doing my fig cuttings and trying that type of fertilizer you've used. I've used liquid seaweed fertilizer for my asparagus outdoors with good results. Had less energy these days after recovering from being sick the past few months ago, but excited to get back into doing more gardening soon. Thanks for your videos, i learned alot from this video and want to try a small amount of seed blocks with my larkspur. Your'e so funny at the end!
Lol! Thank you I have Fertilizer Tuesday which is not fun, the name or smell but my Friday’s are crazy busy! Yes what we endure for our precious plant babies! 😵💫🤢🥴😁
Oh cool, you water the big blocks exactly the same way as the small blocks. I was kind of wondering if it was the same process.... off to buy the big blocker..lol.. Thank you for showing that!!!
Hi, so I just found out that nigella damascena exists and OMG HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THEM BEFORE. Had to share the joy and pretty flowers
i also love happy frog all purpose fertilizer just for a general fertilizer in the soil i just mix into the soil
For the smell in the house... baking soda is your best friend. I have all my seedlings in our den, and oh man does it stink after fertilizing! A bowl of baking soda helps with the odor. 🙂
I in the UK and I use liquid Tomorite with seaweed. It seems to be everywhere I asked, they recommended that for plants. I also use Maxicrop Plant Growth Organic Stimulant to help root growth in seedings, or when I transplant seedlings.
Hi Nicole! I have a hard time knowing if I should wait until they need watered again to fertilize or just do it regardless. But then I forget who I fertilized and who I didn't. Thanks for making these fast facts videos, they are always helpful
I'm a huge fan of fox farm products and humic acid
I see everyone getting fish fertilizer. I get a $1 can of sardines packed in water, dump it in a bucket .. add a gallon of water.. and you got fish fertilizer.
Literally just mixed this up after watching your video and my dog started going nuts like a cat on catnip. I didn't realize it at first and then it clicked. So now we run right over to the shelves when we go in basement because we need to sniff the heck out of the seedlings. 😐🐕🐠🌱
Thanks for this video! It’s great! I use Fox Farm Tiger Bloom. I think I’m going to mix it up this year and try the Neptune’s Harvest while the seedling leaves develop and switch back to Tiger Bloom when it’s time for the buds to form… 🤔
Neptune's Harvest is good stuff. The smell is exactly what I expected when I read the ingredients 😄 Sometimes I use Super Thrive. It doesn't take much & It smells straight up like cheap multivitamins-that tangy medicinal vitamin pack smell.
Yes my dog use to eat the fish emulsion fertilizer I used outside-digging up the plants so had to stop using it lol. I wondered why my delphiniums stopped growing-I fertilized too early. Thanks ☺️
Haha! You are for realzies! I use that fertilizer also. Last week while placing some freshly fertilized seedlings back up onto the. Dry high top shelf of my grow rack, I poured the water right down my shirt. 😪🤢😅
I see from comments that several have asked about "why not fertilizing zinnias", and your response re mentor's advice. I wasn't aware of that and, using the same fertilizer as you, I have already fertilized the zinnias twice ! I'll try and remember to let you know if any or all expire.
As an aside - you know people are listening to you when they pick up on that quick small comment on zinnias.
Helpful videos. Thanks
Both my dog and I love the smell of fish fertilizer. He will also try to eat anything I put it on, so I have to be careful to only use it on plants he can't get to, and I can't use it in the backyard unless he's diligently supervised. I like the smell of pretty much everything that gardeners find stinky, like this and neem oil. I'm also lucky in that I live with someone that can't smell very well, so as long as we don't have any guests over, I can use all the stinky garden stuff inside without problems!
I use fox farm grow big liquid fertilizer on my seedlings. I use slow release epsoma products when they are planted outside.
Fertilize my pots with either grow big or big bloom in outside pots.
OMG... you made me laugh so hard with the smell! I use the same product and it is truly putrid 🤢. I sprinkled some organic pellets into the garden beds the other day and my dog couldn’t stop licking it up 😂. Thanks for the video🤗
I use Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 It’s organic and OMRI listed.
Yay fertilizer Friday! Do you continue to fertilize once you plant these out in the field?
I thought it would be a good idea to add some Espoma Biotone to the potting soil being used to pot up/pre sprout corms, summer bulbs and bare root perennials. Great to do inside on a cold, rainy day. Some of the pot & trays went into the unheated garage. Others went in the little storage under lights. P-U ! The smell doesn’t go away - everybody is complaining but none of the plants can go outside yet 😵💫
I put fish fertilizer in my pump sprayer and spray around the yard, the flowers ,bushes and outermost edges of the yard to keep deer away. It seems to work until it rains, but it’s easy enough to respray.
Have you found that you have more gnats because of it?
I've been googling zinnias and most articles say that they are heavy feeders, but some say feed them lightly with a balanced fertilizer for growth and blooms. I know when some plants are fed throughout their growing season with too much nitrogen they will give less blooms/fruit. Definitely has to do with your soil too. After planting into thick layers of fresh compost in the garden like Nicole does, they probably don't need much more.
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Just an idea here but you could hook up one of those utility sinks down in the basement to your old washer hookup and then be able to wash your hands or use it however you need.
We don’t have a drain so not an option!
First time seed starter here. 1:21 into the vid, and you already saved the day for me. : D I want snaps so badly, and haven’t been sure what my seedlings' problem could be....but you showed it eeeexactly. You saved me a few days of brooding, and huffing and puffing over my seedlings. Thank you from Hungary (the snaps - the ones I haven't killed yet also thank you)!
Hi Annika, another first time starter from Hungary here! Good luck with your snapdragons, I had them last year direct on the ground bit I have learned som much from Nicole, I start them this time inside and will pinch them as she showed :)
@@zsuzsannaozvary9355 Hello! Köszönöm, és sok sikert Neked is! :)
OMG My dog does the same!
Ugh miracle growed my zinnias today
Just trying to use it up
.I have alaska fish fertilizer. Will be using it up that before I try Neptune's. Not sure of the differences.
Fish, Seaweed/Kelp based fertilisers are great. However I stopped using it. If I use it inside, I get a lot complains from the household. If I use outdoors, racoons and foxes come over and dig wherever I sprayed.
I have to keep my fertilizers under lock and key. Last year I had a racoon abscond with an almost full bottle, never to be seen again, and chewed the lid off another (this is in a mid-size city lol)
What do you use as an alternative? We live in bear country.
My husband hates this stuff hahaha Neptune's the best husband deflector 😅
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@@FlowerHillFarm Also me lighting 5 candles in the house because the grow room is inside and yes it'll stink up the house 😅 smells like death!
Hi Nicole , can wait to be starting seeds soon the soil blocker is still not here , but I have a question about snapdragons, I had a tray that were three weeks old and they only had the true leaves and were really small ,is this because I don’t have a grow light . They are know all dead because my small greenhouse that I use for seeds during the day blew over 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Nicole! Are you watering weekly in between fertilizing? If so, are you just spot watering where necessary or watering all trays??
I should search your other videos (my new favorite pass time!) but why not the zinnias? So glad you said it! :) happy growing!
I’m not sure the scientific reason behind it, I was just told by one of my mentors it was not necessary.
Reason enough for me!
Do you do the foliar feeding before the flowers start blooming? I was thinking that if you did it when the flowers were blooming it would make your flowers smell bad.
Hi Nicole !! Can you send me the link to them new lites your using plz
My pups will actually push each other out of the way to lick the Neptunes right out of the jug-if I leave it unattended-Yuck! I've used it for several years and believe it really helps produce a strong transplant. One thing to watch for is to give the jug a good shake before using as it does tend to settle out.
Too funny about the dog
If you have indoor plants try Dr Earths Pump and Grow. It has a minor but reasonable smell. I love it.
You are a jem . I will try it out
@@yasminransom-taber2220 pS it says pump on soil however I just use 2 pumps in a gallon of water and fertilize. Magic!
Thanks for your fast fact videos!
I use Neptunes fish/seaweed as well on my seedlings. You have to be brave and just do it ☺️😝 It does take a couple days for the smell to dissipate.
Same here with no fertilizing Zinnia as per Lisa’s suggestion. Fertilizer on Zinnia can cause fungal disease issues.
How do I know what size soil blocks to use for which plants? Is there a rule of thumb. I realize some plants just get bigger faster but I have not planted all the things so I’m not sure how to chose which size is best. Thanks to anyone who may have a system they could share.
I'll never get over Living traditions Homestead talking about their two beagles getting in their fish emulsion bottle in the living room. They said it took a long time to get the stink out. They even had to replace the flooring. Ugggg... I'd probably have to move out.
Omg that’s awful!
Since organics do not work in cold temps...what do u do then
Does this do well for succulents?
I noticed the same variegated look on some of my snaps. I too fertilize weekly with Neptune’s harvest. Would fertilising twice weekly help this?
Nicole wear a mask when your mixing the fertilizer.
One of the cats in my house decided snapdragoness are cat grass, another decided grow lights are like basking in the sun,the seedlings got a bit smushed.
Oh noooooo…I have been fertilizing my eucalyptus. 😬
Check the level on your shelves. Half my trays were yellow and drier than the other half and hubby came back in with a level when he saw I was filling the trays with water instead of each individual plant.
Oh they’re definitely crooked. I have to turn them all the time!
I can’t level the shelf. It won’t work: the wires on the shelves themselves have ridges which tilt my trays slightly
I also use this brand and the stench is BEYOND, but it does work. Maybe if we used a pump top it would cut down on that? The only thing is if the pump wasn’t designed just right it would come out too strong and splatter the funk everywhere 🤢
I use AgerThrive. It's a organic fish based fertilizer without the super fishy smell.
..do you mean AgroThrive?..I read quite a few reviews that said it also stunk..but it IS fish fertilizer….🙄
Nicole I'm not getting notifications for Grow Along Zooms - or any notifications at all for Grow Along :(. I got one when we first started the Grow Along after I let you know I didn't get it and then I checked my spam and there it was, and I added you to my contacts. But I haven't received one since in Spam or otherwise...Boo-hoo Love the tip about not letting your fertilizer sit and not fertilizing zinnias (which I have done and they got that variegated leaf look). Hope I didn't burn them although they don;t look stunted. Fertilizer is so stinkaroo!
Hi! I just checked and all of the emails have been sent to the address I was provided. It is possible that your spam filter is on. I’ve gotten a lot kicked back from people because their spam filter assumes it’s spam.
Question- that bed outside you were spraying with fertilizer- how do you normally water it ? Drip tape ? Or just overhead ? Thx
Rain and supplemental hoses
My snaps are a month old and are microscopic. I stuck at this it's so depressing
LOL - I had a little fertilizer left last spring....I forgot it. You think fresh fish fertilizer smells bad - try year old! I poured it out in a garden bed and I sear, the whole yard smell horrendous for about 10 minutes!
Do you also water in between fertilizing. Just curious as I wasn’t sure if it was better to let them get a little more on dry side so they soak up fertilized water or keep them watered/wet all week.
Yes I water daily as needed
I have the exact same thing happen where the plants in one part of the tray look great and the other part are struggling. I grow under grow lights too (same set up as you). I wonder if it is something going on with the lights even though the lights are all the same. Who knows really what the lights are - you just trust them when you buy them. Considering you see the exact same thing, I can’t understand what else it would be. I have seen other videos of your ps where you have pulled out trays and seen the same thing.
PS: by coincidence, I use Neptune’s Harvest too
Just curious, why don't you fertilize zinnias?
My cat and dog go nuts when I use this stuff and sadly last week I forgot to put the cap on the bottle when I was mixing it. My cat thought it would be fun to knock it off the counter and spilled THE ENTIRE FREAKING bottle all over my white kitchen - floors, cabinets, appliances you name it. I was traumatized by it all and I had to try three different cleaners to get rid of the smell! 😂 I can still smell it just thinking about it! It’s like the sludge from the bottom of a dirty fish tank! 😂 Yuck!
OMG! I cannot even imagine! I'm so sorry. Maybe stuff with lemon in it would cut out some of the smell?
OMG! This is my life. I'm having to create a room with a lock to keep my dog away from my seedlings. She's "window" shopping!
Lisa Mason Ziegler said that fertilizing Zinnias increases the likelihood that they will develop powdery mildew..That might be why your mentor said don't fertilize them!
Love that stuff. But don't spill it on your shoes. The smell lol
Does the fish smell last longer than that one day that you fertilize? My grow room is in a downstairs enclosed porch. I don't want to draw every racoon and skunk in New Joisey to my house! 🤣
I can’t smell it the next day but someone else might who is not used to it
Why don't you step up the baby block into 1.5 inch blocks?
I can’t handle the smell inside. I have been using the granular fertilizer for seedlings from Gardener’s Supply.
It’s pretty gross!
I did notice if you let the fertilizer mix sit for a few days the smell is horrendous, like too disgusting to use. Why do they say not to let it sit? What happens?
I spilled fish fertilizer in my brand new truck. Still can't get that smell out! AHHHHHHH....
Emulsion is NOT hydrolysate. Hydrolysate is cold processed with microbes. Emulsion is cooked, stinks and valuable oils are harvested for other purposes before it's sold as a fertilizer. Referring to the Neptunes Harvest product as emulsion is not only incorrect, it's actually calling it something far less desirable and effective.
It literally says "Fish Emulsion" on the bottle.
haha it does stink. i used it inside my closet
I see all of your healthy and good looking snaps in SOIL BLOCKS then i just cry bc my parents say that soil blocking is useless and fake and that u need some perfect soil for it.
Have u started dahlias from seed?
Do you put bone meal in your dahlia areas? I read it helps. Do you also use the Neptune on them?
🙊I accidentally poured that fertilizer down my arm and onto my shirt last week. Not a pleasant experience.
I use their Rose and Flowering. My god, I love that stuff - I use it for literally every plant in my garden: veggies, fruit and flowers. All love it! (Edit: I also use it on my zinnias - not really sure why we shouldn’t? My zinns love it.)
I wanted to point out that the seaweed-only stuff tends to burn plants very easily. So if folks use it, they need to water it down drastically.
I don’t really have a reason on the zinnias other than my mentor told me that. So I listened.
@@FlowerHillFarm I wonder if she just considered it wasteful since zinns appear to live through anything. I did some sleuthing online and it was 50% ‘they’re heavy feeders’ and 50% ‘meh, they’ll be fine’. 🤷🏼♀️
Why not fertilize zinnias? What was the advice?
Don’t remember. It was just one of my mentor’s rules
Would be interested in know why you can’t as well! Please let us know when you find out. And yes, that smell is totally unbearable but is liquid GOLD!
my dog eat the organic Biotone fertilizer I put on my flowers :( the stinkier the better :(
No one ever talks about fertlizer and bug killing or DISEASES ..
I love using Neptune’s fertilizer. Why don’t you fertilize the Snapdragons?
I do
I would think that using such cold water would shock the plants. 🤷🏻♀️
Three years, zero issues 👍
Lol my dog knocked over the jug and licked it up.. Yuck
Poor Nicole, the things you have to endure for the sake of your flowers!!!!
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So, love you, and who is helping you. Don’t see Brad, mister pit, as you said, into this. Too many starts for you alone.
He’s camera shy. He helps with outdoor stuff, not the seedlings.
Haha. My dog eats compost. What the heck is up with that? Of course he also eats rabbit pop from the yard.🤮🤢
That's so weird, makes you scratch your head. 🤔
@@techvape2671 right??