Miracle Gro as side dressing?

[Ruderunner]

My pickles are getting yellow and spotty, though they are still growing and producing.

Earlier this week I sprayed them with a concoction of miracle Gro and fungicide which seems to have improved their condition. The color seems to be coming back though the most diseased looking leaves are dying off and getting brittle.

Another thread here seems to indicate it may have been a nutrient problem not necessarily a fungus.

So, rather than put Miracle Gro on the whole garden, can it be used as a side dressing?

 

[Logan]

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So, rather than put Miracle Gro on the whole garden, can it be used as a side dressing?
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You could put it on the plants that need it and not on all the garden.

 

[Ruderunner]

It's about 16 plants dispersed throughout, that's a lot of lugging a watering can. Plus we're expecting rain tonight and tomorrow, I was hoping to just put a spoonful or so next to each stem and let it get watered in.

 

[Logan]

It's about 16 plants dispersed throughout, that's a lot of lugging a watering can. Plus we're expecting rain tonight and tomorrow, I was hoping to just put a spoonful or so next to each stem and let it get watered in.

Only if it says that with the instructions on the packet or label. If not you'll have to get something else.

 

[Ruderunner]

Yeah, I don't think there's instructions for dry application. Guess I'll go with epsom salt and let er rip.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I will use it dry, like a fertilizer that would burn so away from stems at least 3". I will use it because it has a nice set of micronutrients and is faster than organic breakdown. I use the big end of the green double spoon and sprinkle around and itch it into the soil with my long skinny hand fork fingers.

 

[Tetters]

I wouldn`t give a thank you for that stuff. Slow release Osmocote is superior if you can get it there.