u/GertrudeSlojinski

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I have a terrace garden in Bangalore, India, with bright, harsh summers, heavy monsoon rains, and warm temperate winters. My plants -- most of them tropical and sun-loving -- are in well-draining, organic-rich soil mixes. Is there any general treatment I can employ improve their vegetative growth and blossoming?

I use NPK 3-1-2 based on some solid advice, but I also want to alternate that with organic methods. I've heard of people talking about humic acid, fish fertilizer, bone meal (for flowers), seaweed extract, compost tea, epsom salt, mycorrhiza, etc.

What do all of you swear by?

u/GertrudeSlojinski — 11 days ago

I have a terrace garden in Bangalore, India, with bright, harsh summers, heavy monsoon rains, and warm temperate winters. My plants -- most of them tropical and sun-loving -- are in well-draining, organic-rich soil mixes. Is there any general treatment I can employ improve their vegetative growth and blossoming?

I use NPK 3-1-2 based on some solid advice, but I also want to alternate that with organic methods. I've heard of people talking about humic acid, fish fertilizer, bone meal (for flowers), seaweed extract, compost tea, epsom salt, mycorrhiza, etc.

What do all of you swear by?

u/GertrudeSlojinski — 11 days ago

I have a terrace garden in Bangalore, India, with bright, harsh summers, heavy monsoon rains, and warm temperate winters. My plants -- most of them tropical and sun-loving -- are in well-draining, organic-rich soil mixes. Is there any general treatment I can employ improve their vegetative growth and blossoming?

I use NPK 3-1-2 based on some solid advice, but I also want to alternate that with organic methods. I've heard of people talking about humic acid, fish fertilizer, bone meal (for flowers), seaweed extract, compost tea, epsom salt, mycorrhiza, etc.

What do all of you swear by?

u/GertrudeSlojinski — 11 days ago

I have a terrace garden in Bangalore, India, with bright, harsh summers, heavy monsoon rains, and warm temperate winters. My plants -- most of them tropical and sun-loving -- are in well-draining, organic-rich soil mixes. Is there any general treatment I can employ improve their vegetative growth and blossoming?

I use NPK 3-1-2 based on some solid advice, but I also want to alternate that with organic methods. I've heard of people talking about humic acid, fish fertilizer, bone meal (for flowers), seaweed extract, compost tea, epsom salt, mycorrhiza, etc.

What do all of you swear by?

u/GertrudeSlojinski — 11 days ago

Container gardening on a rooftop in India, my potting mix uses cocopeat, black soil, perlite, vermicompost (different ratios based on plant, as well as the occasional amendment like woodchips, sand, gravel, and cocohusks).

The problem is the pH, both the mix and the water supply are around 7.3. Can I use dissolved citric acid and water the necessary plants through fertigation?

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u/GertrudeSlojinski — 21 days ago