need to feed with seaweed? (it rhymes :D)

[hiyatim]

hi, this is mainly for lesley to answer as she uses it i know..

i have a list of my veg and i know some answers but can u fill in the blanks whether to feed with seaweed

Potato's - NO
Peas - ?
Beans - NO
Beetroots - ?
Spring Onions - ?
White Onions - ?
Red Onions - ?
Radish - ?
Carrots - NO
Parsnips - ?
Celery - ?
Chives - NO
Chillis - ?
Peppers - ?
Water Melon - ?
Honey Dew Melon - ?
Cherry Tomato - ?
Tomato - ?
Lettuce - NO
Cucumber - YES
Courgette - YES
Cauliflower - ?
Broccoli - ?
Cabbage -?

Just off to buy it now and will feed what it will help later. The feed is just once a week i assume and the rest of the time just water as normal?

[Lesley Jay]

Hi Tim, well I don't use it for everything mainly all my containers of courgettes, squashes, cucumbers and florence fennel (when I grow it!). It's not cheap so I wouldn't waste it on veggies like carrots - although some people do believe that a half strength foliar feed every few weeks is good, especially on poor soils. .

Anyway here's your list:-

Potato's - NO - As far as I'm concerned water is just fine!
Peas - ? - No because both peas and beans fix their own nitrogen from the air and store it in their roots and you can over-do it.
Beans - NO - The same as the peas.
Beetroots - ? - No water is fine.
Spring Onions - ? - You can if you think they need feeding.
White Onions - ? - No.
Red Onions - ? - No.
Radish - ? - No.
Carrots - No, although as I explained you can use as a weak foliar spray on poor soils.
Parsnips - ? - No.
Celery - ? - No.
Chives - NO
Chillis - ? - You can feed it to the chilli's before they start flowering to help with their foliage but then use a tomato feed once the fruit starts to form.
Peppers - ? - The same advice for chillies applies.
Water Melon - ? - You can but the usual advice is to use tomato feed.
Honey Dew Melon - ? - You can but the usual advice is to use tomato feed.
Cherry Tomato - ? They want a tomato feed.
Tomato - ? - They want a tomato feed.
Lettuce - NO
Cucumber - YES
Courgette - YES
Cauliflower - ? - You can occasionally.
Broccoli - ? - You can occasionally.
Cabbage -? - You can occasionally.

I use the seaweed feed once a week then water as normal.