Pre-Plant Fertilizer

Pre-Plant Fertilizer             
10 cups (5 lbs) lime
2 level tablespoons borox (20 Mule Team Borax laundry detergent)
1/2 cup Epsom salt (in the Pharmacy department)


Mix together and store in a container with a tight lid.

To apply: sprinkle 1 ounce per linear foot

TIP: If your garden is 16 inches long, find a can of vegetables that's 16 oz. and use it to measure the fertilizer.

Rows are 18 inches wide.  How much fertilizer is determined by how many feet long the row is.

Mix the fertilizer into the soil each time a new crop is planted.  (If you have a Spring and Fall crop in one year - apply in the Spring and again in the Fall before planting.)

Reapply this if you see any signs of bloom end rot.  Bloom end rot is actually a calcium deficiency.  This fertilizer will supply the needed calcium.  Where I live we receive 56 inches of rain each year.  That much rain washes the calcium out of the soil.  I reapply this once a month to prevent bloom end rot.
To apply: sprinkle 1 ounce per linear foot 

When reapplying, the fertilizer doesn't need to be worked into the soil.  Sprinkle it about 6 inches from the plants and where the water will run over it each time the garden gets watered.    

You only need a little of this in the fertilizer but keep it handy, it is great for killing ants in the garden.  Just sprinkle it on the mound and leave it.