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Saturday, June 07, 2008 GR8 PMKN Salem, OR

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I also gave each plant close to 1 cup of dry fish powder spread over a 4' circle around the plant and worked it into the soil with my fingers. I know that too much nitrogen could make my vines brittle, etc., but I really want them to grow fast to make up for lost time (yeah, yeah, I know, steady wins the race, don't overdo it . . . but the leaves just don't look green enough to me and I think that it has to do with my partially decomposed organic material eating up most of this nitrogen. So, in other words, if you're reading this and you put a bunch of chicken manure on in the fall or for one reason or another have a decent nitrogen level (remember, mine was 8 ppm, which is pathetic), your plants have completely different needs, of course.
 



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