Hey Will,

I’ve done a lot of research and trials with planting treatments and am of the view that other than very lightly coating seeds with low concentration dilutions of certain nutrients such as cobalt, manganese, molybdenum and zinc, its best to stick to biologicals at planting i.e. compost/vermicast slurries extracts, inoculants etc… along with biostimulants such as seaweed, milk, molasses etc…

High levels of nutrients aren’t necessary when plants germinate as they primarily use seed reserves for the first few weeks. Too much soluble N, P, K etc… can also decommission biology and interfere with the establishment of a healthy plant microbiome which should be the main priority at this stage of growth.