Fertilizing and Rainy Days

Marymcp · December 17, 2011

Hello Folks, We've had lots of drizzily rain the past week so the beds are good and soaked, more rain coming tomorrow. I want to spray on some fish emulsion but am wondering: Is it a good idea to add the fertilizer with more rain coming? I can't decide if it would be good for the rain to soak the fertilizer in or will the rain wash it out?

One bed will be 'resting', waiting for mid-Feb to put in tomatoes, a couple of beds have frost damaged tomato plants that I expect to come back in spring, beets, carrots, radishes and onions sprouting in some, broccoli growing, garlic growing.

Thanks for any help.
Mary

LuvsToPlant · December 17, 2011

Congrats on your rain...
I would wait till the rain passes before fertilizing.

tgplp · December 17, 2011

I agree with Luvs To Plant- unfortunately rain washes out nutrients from the soil.

Marymcp · December 17, 2011

Thanks for the help, it's what I suspected but good to get verification.

dustyrivergarden · December 18, 2011

The fish emulsion I would agree and spray it on after the rains but any solids that you might use now would be the best time to put it out and let it get soaked in. lol you dont get a whole lot of free watering's in the valley of the sun.lol

Marymcp · December 18, 2011

Si, that is so true. It's been a good, soaking rain kinda week. I did turn in some granulated 10-10-10 general purpose fertilizer but held off on the fish emulsion spray. Gonna plant the onions from DixonDale Farms later this week.

Thanks for the note DustyRiver

dustyrivergarden · December 18, 2011

how cool very good they should love that. what kind of onions did you get? The big daddy's grow really nice around here and they store pretty well.

Marymcp · December 19, 2011

Candy onions. I bought a sample pack of Indeterminate Day Candy's: Candy; Super Star; and Red Candy .. check it out here - http://www.dixondalefarms.com/catego...ate_day_onions

I have plenty to share Dusty, do you want a few?

dustyrivergarden · December 19, 2011

I am in Northern Az I have snow on the ground lol It will be a few months before I can plant onions but thank you very much dixondale has great onions.

Marymcp · December 20, 2011

Yes, I've seen the news that northern AZ is snow-bound for the winter. Brrrr. Snuggle in.

December 17, 2011	#1
Marymcp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 42	Fertilizing and Rainy Days Hello Folks, We've had lots of drizzily rain the past week so the beds are good and soaked, more rain coming tomorrow. I want to spray on some fish emulsion but am wondering: Is it a good idea to add the fertilizer with more rain coming? I can't decide if it would be good for the rain to soak the fertilizer in or will the rain wash it out? One bed will be 'resting', waiting for mid-Feb to put in tomatoes, a couple of beds have frost damaged tomato plants that I expect to come back in spring, beets, carrots, radishes and onions sprouting in some, broccoli growing, garlic growing. Thanks for any help. Mary

December 18, 2011	#5
dustyrivergarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Holbrook, Az zone 5 Posts: 157	The fish emulsion I would agree and spray it on after the rains but any solids that you might use now would be the best time to put it out and let it get soaked in. lol you dont get a whole lot of free watering's in the valley of the sun.lol __________________ “The yield of a crop is LIMITED by the deficiency of any one element even though all of the other necessary elements are present in adequate amounts”. J. Von Liebig's law of the minimum.

December 18, 2011	#7
dustyrivergarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Holbrook, Az zone 5 Posts: 157	how cool very good they should love that. what kind of onions did you get? The big daddy's grow really nice around here and they store pretty well. __________________ “The yield of a crop is LIMITED by the deficiency of any one element even though all of the other necessary elements are present in adequate amounts”. J. Von Liebig's law of the minimum.

December 19, 2011	#9
dustyrivergarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Holbrook, Az zone 5 Posts: 157	I am in Northern Az I have snow on the ground lol It will be a few months before I can plant onions but thank you very much dixondale has great onions. __________________ “The yield of a crop is LIMITED by the deficiency of any one element even though all of the other necessary elements are present in adequate amounts”. J. Von Liebig's law of the minimum.

December 17, 2011	#2
LuvsToPlant Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Maine (northeastern) USA Posts: 53	Congrats on your rain... I would wait till the rain passes before fertilizing.

December 17, 2011	#3
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	I agree with Luvs To Plant- unfortunately rain washes out nutrients from the soil.

December 20, 2011	#10
Marymcp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 42	Yes, I've seen the news that northern AZ is snow-bound for the winter. Brrrr. Snuggle in.