Maxicrop Kelp Meal will improve many deficiencies, thereby adding to the nutrition of vegetables from your garden. Lawns: Spray solution of 2 fluid ounces per gallon of water (1,000 sq. ft. coverage) per month. (minimum 5 applications per season) Trace elements that Maxi crop Liquid Seaweed contains are important as activators of enzyme systems This feed has been on sale for many years, but the latest formulation includes a relatively new fertiliser. This is made from the compounds that are found in organic matter, humic and fulvic acid. This concentrated liquid has a high nitrogen content, with the NPK ratio stated as 7-3-5 with additional trace elements. The pelargoniums it fed were the largest in our trial and flowered well to the end of it.

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We drew up a schedule of when to apply the feeds. For each product, we carefully followed the instructions for the dosage and how frequently it should be applied. If the instructions suggested a range of frequency – for example, every seven to 10 days – we chose the lower figure. Made from Ascophyllum nodosum, Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed provides over 70 minerals, vitamins and beneficial enzymes that promote plant health and production. This Norwegian seaweed extract can be used throughout the growing season including during propagation to boost cutting/transplant health. It is ready to dilute in water and requires no pH adjustment.This a balanced fertiliser with an NPK ratio of 7-7-7, making it suitable for use on a wide variety of crops and flowering plants. This concentrated liquid version has the same NPK ratio as the original granular fertiliser, and the manufacturer has added micronutrients. The pelargoniums it fed flowered more than any others on test, probably due to the large proportion of potassium in the mix. Sánchez-Quintero, Á, Fernandes, SCM, Beigbeder, JB. Overview of microalgae and cyanobacteria-based biostimulants produced from wastewater and CO streams towards sustainable agriculture: A review. Microbiol Res. 2023;277 :127505. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127505. PubMed PMID:37832502 . Our Kelp Meal is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use as a fertilizer and soil amendment in organic production.

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When buying partner items like this one, your contract of sale will be with our Range Plus Partner instead of The Range. Liquid feeds usually have a different balance of nutrients from tomato feeds – liquid feeds typically contain more nitrogen to fuel green, leafy growth, while tomato feeds have higher concentrations of potassium to produce fruit. That said, there is enough potassium in a liquid feed to keep pots of bedding plants flowering happily all summer.

This is perhaps why there is confusion over whether products containing seaweed extracts are feeds or stimulants. Some conventional feeds incorporate seaweed, but the two seaweed products we included in our trials, Maxicrop Original and Westland Liquid Seaweed, are both described as stimulants. Neither give an NPK rating and the makers talk more in terms of their ability to boost root growth, ensuring plants can take up nutrients. In our trial, we saw there was some benefit to using a seaweed stimulant when compared with the pots that we didn’t feed, but the advantage was minimal. Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed Plus Iron is ready to dilute in water, has a guaranteed analysis of 0-0-1 and is excellent for soaking seeds and bulbs, treating seedlings, cuttings, bare root trees and shrubs before and after transplant. In May, the Which? Gardening magazine researchers planted pelargonium ‘Horizon Red’ in 10L pots filled with a Best Buy peat-free compost for patio pots. Each pot contained three plants and we grew three pots of plants for each product. Soaking Seeds and Bulbs: Soak overnight in solution of 1 capful to 1 gallon of water. After planting, water in at a rate of 1 fluid ounce per gallon of water.