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Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

We've had a lot of rain this year, and so the ground is constantly wet. Under these circumstances, I'm hesitant to water in ferts (seaweed,molasses,5-10-40, etc) because I don't want to drown the plants with even more water. I'm hoping somebody out there has run into this and has some experience to relate.

Many Thanks!

Matt Wickless

7/7/2004 11:42:00 AM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

hi jmattw i just wanted to say here in west virginia we are having one of the worst springs and summer ever rain wise i mean we are getting betternthan a inch of rain every other day somedays over three heck i think im turning into a duck,anyway ive been foliar feeding fish kelp molasses along with the agro k program all along and i firmly beleive this is why my plants are doing well,it doesnt seem to be hurting them that the ground is staying wet so i say go ahead and fertilize i think it will work for ya just my opinion burrhead

7/8/2004 4:14:27 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

These are the times to use granular fertilizers & let the inevitable rain wash them into the rootzone.

But NEVER apply any fertilizer to water logged soils.

Also be sure the "look" of a nutrient shortage isn't really a shortage of oxygen caused by too much water occupying the soils pore spaces.

7/8/2004 7:48:37 AM

Canada

Matt, May and June here the weather was really bad, cool and VERY VERY WET!! Dureing the wet period i stuck with simple every other day light foilers of mollases/kelp

things actually didnt get going in my patch till July,
now its HOT and DRY, Right now ive been sticking with a very weak deep drench weekly of Neptunes/fish-seaweed extract and a lightly foiler every other day of mollases/kelp.

Dave

7/12/2004 11:19:40 PM