Nitrogen for garlic

GoGayleGo · April 9, 2017

Filaree's instructions say:

"In the spring when garlic plants are experiencing most of their vegetative growth, water like any garden green. Nitrogen is appreciated at this stage of growth."

I use 10/10/10 for my SIP, not sure what to use for the garlic...???

Thanks in advance for your help.
Gayle

Worth1 · April 9, 2017

I think what you have will be just fine.
Worth

KarenO · April 9, 2017

Well composted Manure if you want a natural high nitrogen fertilizer
KO

henry · April 9, 2017

As the cows are long gone from our garlic farm we use blood meal as the spring top dressing about three pounds per 40 inch by 100 foot bed. We are starting to grow field peas as a green manure crop and expect to need less blood meal in the future.

TomNJ · April 9, 2017

Blood meal (13-0-0) if you are organic, or lawn fertilizer (29-0-4 or similar) if you are not. You can also use a mixture to provide some immediate nitrogen and some delayed nitrogen. I use blood meal in early March, early April, and early May, each time at 2 lbs per 100 sq ft.

Grow the green, and the green will grow the bulb.

Tom

jtjmartin · April 9, 2017

Tom,

Where do you normally buy your blood meal? I would use it if I could find a better price.

Jeff

henry · April 9, 2017

Best price I have found for the eastern usa.
http://www.7springsfarm.com/blood-me...-12-0-0-50-lb/
$56.00

TomNJ · April 10, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtjmartin

Tom,

Where do you normally buy your blood meal? I would use it if I could find a better price.

Jeff

I buy mine at Seven Springs Farm here in Floyd County, VA. Runs $56 for a 50 lb bag, which goes a long way.

http://www.7springsfarm.com/nitrogen-sources/

Tom

jtjmartin · April 10, 2017

Tom:

Thanks - great price at a little over $1/lb. OK, now I'm hoping I get some work out around Floyd County!

Jeff

svalli · April 11, 2017

Bloodmeal is not commonly sold here and I do not grow organic, so I am planning to use calcium nitrate when watering my garlic after they start forming shoots. Calcium nitrate is also used in greenhouses and works well to prevent bottom end rot in tomatoes. It is commonly sold for farmers in huge bags, but last fall I found this stuff at reasonable prices in containers suitable for home gardeners, so I purchased enough to use for my tomatoes and all alliums.
http://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutrition...ing-bulb-size/

Sari

ilex · April 11, 2017

I use manure

bower · April 11, 2017

I think I'll try the blood meal this year since I have some kicking around - I bought it mislabeled as bone meal - blue-black and not!
All I've done for spring ferts in my couple of years past is a little fish emulsion at best. Mostly just let em go on the bone meal at planting time.... guess I can do better!

KarenO · April 12, 2017

blood and/or bone meal can be attractive to critters, dogs etc.
just FYI in case raccoons etc are a problem in your area. even my usually non digger old lady of a dog finds bone meal irresistible and has been known to dig in my beds when I use it
KarenO

AlittleSalt · April 12, 2017

Just grow it. Take some and don't add anything.

bjbebs · April 12, 2017

Buckwheat gets planted when the garlic is dug in early July. Mid Sept. it's turned in along with large amounts of horse manure. Seed goes in 2 weeks later.

Garlic needs no additional nitrogen during the growing season. Garlic is not the heavy feeder that an onion is. Plant it, mulch hard and forget it.

April 9, 2017	#1
GoGayleGo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Zone 7B, MD Posts: 56	Nitrogen for garlic Filaree's instructions say: "In the spring when garlic plants are experiencing most of their vegetative growth, water like any garden green. Nitrogen is appreciated at this stage of growth." I use 10/10/10 for my SIP, not sure what to use for the garlic...??? Thanks in advance for your help. Gayle

April 9, 2017	#4
henry Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Midway B.C. Canada Posts: 311	As the cows are long gone from our garlic farm we use blood meal as the spring top dressing about three pounds per 40 inch by 100 foot bed. We are starting to grow field peas as a green manure crop and expect to need less blood meal in the future. __________________ Henry

April 9, 2017	#7
henry Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Midway B.C. Canada Posts: 311	Best price I have found for the eastern usa. http://www.7springsfarm.com/blood-me...-12-0-0-50-lb/ $56.00 __________________ Henry Last edited by henry; April 9, 2017 at 11:09 PM. Reason: added to.

April 11, 2017	#10
svalli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaasa, Finland, latitude N 63° Posts: 838	Bloodmeal is not commonly sold here and I do not grow organic, so I am planning to use calcium nitrate when watering my garlic after they start forming shoots. Calcium nitrate is also used in greenhouses and works well to prevent bottom end rot in tomatoes. It is commonly sold for farmers in huge bags, but last fall I found this stuff at reasonable prices in containers suitable for home gardeners, so I purchased enough to use for my tomatoes and all alliums. http://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutrition...ing-bulb-size/ Sari __________________ "I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream." - Moomin-troll by Tove Jansson

April 9, 2017	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I think what you have will be just fine. Worth

April 9, 2017	#3
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Well composted Manure if you want a natural high nitrogen fertilizer KO

April 9, 2017	#5
TomNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Floyd VA Posts: 771	Blood meal (13-0-0) if you are organic, or lawn fertilizer (29-0-4 or similar) if you are not. You can also use a mixture to provide some immediate nitrogen and some delayed nitrogen. I use blood meal in early March, early April, and early May, each time at 2 lbs per 100 sq ft. Grow the green, and the green will grow the bulb. Tom

April 9, 2017	#6
jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	Tom, Where do you normally buy your blood meal? I would use it if I could find a better price. Jeff

April 10, 2017	#9
jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	Tom: Thanks - great price at a little over $1/lb. OK, now I'm hoping I get some work out around Floyd County! Jeff

April 11, 2017	#11
ilex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 416	I use manure

April 11, 2017	#12
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I think I'll try the blood meal this year since I have some kicking around - I bought it mislabeled as bone meal - blue-black and not! All I've done for spring ferts in my couple of years past is a little fish emulsion at best. Mostly just let em go on the bone meal at planting time.... guess I can do better!

April 12, 2017	#13
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	blood and/or bone meal can be attractive to critters, dogs etc. just FYI in case raccoons etc are a problem in your area. even my usually non digger old lady of a dog finds bone meal irresistible and has been known to dig in my beds when I use it KarenO

April 12, 2017	#14
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Just grow it. Take some and don't add anything.

April 12, 2017	#15
bjbebs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: illinois Posts: 281	Buckwheat gets planted when the garlic is dug in early July. Mid Sept. it's turned in along with large amounts of horse manure. Seed goes in 2 weeks later. Garlic needs no additional nitrogen during the growing season. Garlic is not the heavy feeder that an onion is. Plant it, mulch hard and forget it.