Post #1620625
2026-04-21 15:31 UTC
I’m no expert, mind you. This year I did a coir/vermiculite/perlite blend for starting tomatoes. They sprouted fine but stalled—no true leaves for a couple weeks. After adding some fertilizer tea they’re growing again. Still not sure if they’re worth keeping but I’ll give them a shot.
Next time, I’ll try the starting blend with some soil added in. They just don’t get enough nutrition from just the starting mix.
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@dgdft@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 14:14
I use the same ingredient pool, and the catch to it is that you need to be giving the seeds some dilute liquid feed starting right after seeds sprout, since they get very little from the substrate itself. You’ve got the right idea already; just saying this as a +1 nudge.
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-04-21 16:56
I just use liquid food when I water. All my sprouts seem happy.