Fertilizer

[marton]

We bought some pelleted fertilizer with the formula 13 10 18 . I used a little when I transplanted the seedlings but I think they have suffered from fertilizer burn. (leaves have turned brown and the plants are dying). Can anyone confirm this please? If I can't use this fertilizer for the seedlings what can I use it for?

[Frank97]

You shouldn't need to use pelleted fertilizer on freshly transplanted seedlings. I'm assuming you put them into some sort of shop bought compost so that should have enough nutrients to sustain the plants for at least a month to six weeks. Pelleted fertilizer is more for established plants that have been in the same place for some time as it slow releases the nutrients throughout the growing season. Although I'm not sure that it caused your plants to start dying as it would take a while to start to break down unless it was in direct contact with the roots then it could be the cause.

[carlton23]

You shouldn`t need to feed newly planted seedlings for about six weeks, only water.