topic Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer in Garden

Cottage Farms Fertilizer

MrsCat21 — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:37:00 GMT

Has anyone bought the Cottage Farms Bud N Booster Fertilizer Packs? Are they that good? They do have great reviews, however, I think the mixing in a gallon jug to be more of an inconvenience.

I can purchase 2 - 50 pack containers for $10 cheaper with free shipping direct from them...

Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer

fthunt — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:53:44 GMT

I took the bait few years back - and bought it - believing. Used about half of it, didn't see any 'OMG' improvement. Threw the rest out. When I used CF acid loving fert - my big beautiful Rododeum (spelling) leaves, in mid summer, went from green to yellow and leaves were falling off. That's when I threw the balance away.

Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer

hayseed00 — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:50:32 GMT

I used this last year and felt it helped my flowers, esp. my hanging baskets.

Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer

JustJazzmom — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:14:15 GMT

@fthunt

Perhaps could be several things for leaves turning yellow on rhododendron — overwatering or spider mites.

If the center leaf veins were still green with the rest of the leaf being yellow or paler in color, could be chlorosis due to a pH imbalance (too near brick or cement) with lime leeching into the soil.

Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer

miss kitty — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:17:36 GMT

I have been gardening a very long time, yes I bought those synthetic fertilizer, yes, I got no wow factor growth, bought it all over the yrs, bloom booster, root blast, jackson, u name it I bought it. This year I went back to organics, I appy rock dust for explosive roots, fish bone meal, muriate of potash, calcium nitrate and epsom salt. My plants never looked better and grew twice as big in a matter of 3 weeks. Epsom salt corrects yellowing of leaves, bone meal provides food for 4 months, calcium nitrate is essential for fruit trees, tomatoes, peppers and roses. Potash is an immune pill for plants. Rock dust remineralizes the soil and adds nourishment back to the soil, whereas synthetic fertilizers destroys the soil. Ratio is 1-2-1. Newly planted plants, 1 tablespoon of epsom and bone meal, 1 tsp of potash , rock dust, and calcium nitrate. reapply 4 months later. in between give plants calcium nitrate and epsom ..1 tablespoon per foot of plant..... this is for roses and tomatoe and pepper plants...... for flowering plants, apply epsom and bone meal every 3 months. rock dust remains in soil for 3 or so yrs. after sept, apply potassium, muriate of potash for 2 months to provide strong canes and prevent die back to roses, hope this helps. you can mix muriate of potash in gallon jug of water...2 tablespoon of muriate of potash for small gardens...I have over 200 plants, so I need to sprinkle plants and water. My ferns thrive on epsom salt alone....any flowering plant thrives on bone meal and it will not burn the plant. You can also mix 1 tablespoon of epsom and calcium nitrate to gal of water and water plants every 2 weeks in between heavy fertilizing of bone meal. Give ya plants what they need when they need it , thats my motto.

Re: Cottage Farms Fertilizer

JustJazzmom — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:59:02 GMT

Synthetic fertilizers feed the plants. Organic fertilizers feed the microbes in the soil so they can feed your plants. No microbes in soil, the plants become junkies for the synthetic fertilizers.