The Modern Victory Garden

Dear Friend

I used to grow Zucchini plants in a salty land and I faced problems in yellowing leafs and white spotting and less yield , I heard about some thing good which is a mixture of Seaweed extract and epsom , could some one give me the ratios for both and how to apply it

Regards

khaled

Epsom salts provide magnesium and is helpful if the soil has become depleted.   Generally I eiither mix in 1 Tablespoon. of Epsom salts into the soil at the bottom of the planting hole when setting out transplants or mix 1 Tablespoon in a gallon of water and water the seedling.   This is then followed-up with a foliar spray of 1Tablespoon per gallon of water when the plants start to flower and again when the young fruits start to form.   This is true for squash, tomatoes, and peppers in particular as they seem to react more to insufficient magnesium than other plants seem to do.  

The Kelp emulsion fertilizer is a great organic fertilizer.   I keep a pint of it on hand (along with epsom salts) and use it regularly for seedlings or plants that appear to need a shot of nutrtion.   The variety I use has an  NPK of 4-2-3.  Kelp or seaweed emlsion also contains a lot of trace minerals and growth inducing hormones that makes it an ideal seedling fertilizer when very diluted.   For normal feeding I use 1 ounce of kelp emulsion to a gallon of water and either spray it as a foliar feed or splash the plant with it while watering the roots  For seedlings I use half that amount for the same amount of water. 

I hope that helps! .  

dear Sir

thanks a lot , I think your informations are useful and gave me some ideas about fertilizing crops .

thanks again

Khaled