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From: Curt Warren City: Benton, IL
best brand for red stalk and do i fertilizer or not and type??
	Extension Message From: James Schmidt Extension Specialist, Home Horticulture/4-H Department of Crop Sciences schmidt1@illinois.edu
The mpst popular cultivar with red petioles is Valentine. Also produces few or no seedstalks which is a plus. The recommendation for fertilizing is to apply 1 cup of a balanced fertilizer i.e. 13-13-13 around each plant in the spring just as it is emerging.
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