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A comment on Ask HN: Do you garden or try to grow fruits/vegetables?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Do you garden or try to grow fruits/vegetables? by programjoe on Saturday January 13, 2018 @01:28AM (#16138519)
You mentioned not having soil, are you using store bought fertilizer or something else? Do you need to deal with adding any chemicals to grow things?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you garden or try to grow fruits/vegetables? by airbreather on Saturday January 13, 2018 @06:10PM (#16141896)
I use potting mix from the hardware store.

Because it is hot and dry I have to over water, this leaches out nutrients so I have to feed quite regularly, slow release pellets and fish emulsion with a bit of worm juice.

Additionally for the citrus have to add iron chelates because the leaves get yellow from deficiency otherwise.

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