[OmManiPadmeOmelet[_3_]]

I've had a miserable time with miracle grow...

Anyone have any experience with HastaGro??????
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

[Pat Kiewicz]

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've had a miserable time with miracle grow...

Anyone have any experience with HastaGro??????

Nope. But I use and recommend Osmocote (or a similar controlled-release
fertilizer) for potted and bedding plants.

I use compost, alfalfa meal, Espoma products and Maxicrop (a kelp spray)
in the veggie garden.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

[Penelope Periwinkle]

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:04:09 -0500, (Pat
Kiewicz) wrote:

alfalfa meal


Hmmm.

google, google, google

Ah!

Thanks Pat, I've learned something new today.

ALFALFA MEAL (3N-lP-2K)

Alfalfa meal or pellets is one of the green manure crops and
contains small amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium which
feed the plant. However, the biggest benefit of alfalfa is from the
work it does in the soil. Alfalfa contains the hormone, Triacontanol,
a plant growth regulator. Alfalfa meal can be top dressed and watered
in. But quicker benefits are had when alfalfa is brewed into a tea.
The primary boost comes from the millions of microbes in the fermented
meal that activate the soil organisms that then convert nutrients into
forms available to plants. Roses love it. Only apply alfalfa to the
surface. If placed in the root zone, the rapid decomposition of
alfalfa will generate heat which can damage the roots.


Penelope
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"Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart."
"ElissaAnn"

[OmManiPadmeOmelet[_3_]]

In article ,
(Pat Kiewicz) wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've had a miserable time with miracle grow...

Anyone have any experience with HastaGro??????

Nope. But I use and recommend Osmocote (or a similar controlled-release
fertilizer) for potted and bedding plants.

I use compost, alfalfa meal, Espoma products and Maxicrop (a kelp spray)
in the veggie garden.

I think Hastagro is kelp based?
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

[simy1]

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:

Alfalfa meal or pellets is one of the green manure crops and
contains small amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium which
feed the plant. However, the biggest benefit of alfalfa is from the
work it does in the soil. Alfalfa contains the hormone, Triacontanol,
a plant growth regulator. Alfalfa meal can be top dressed and watered
in. But quicker benefits are had when alfalfa is brewed into a tea.
The primary boost comes from the millions of microbes in the fermented
meal that activate the soil organisms that then convert nutrients into
forms available to plants. Roses love it. Only apply alfalfa to the
surface. If placed in the root zone, the rapid decomposition of
alfalfa will generate heat which can damage the roots.



Is the alfalfa meal substantially better than alfalfa which has gone
through a cow's digestion (manure)?

[Penelope Periwinkle]

On 7 Aug 2006 11:09:09 -0700, "simy1" wrote:


Is the alfalfa meal substantially better than alfalfa which has gone
through a cow's digestion (manure)?

I don't know. I didn't know about alfalfa meal at all until this
morning. I suspect it's a matter of when you add it, and what you're
growing.


Penelope
--
"Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart."
"ElissaAnn"

[cloud dreamer[_1_]]

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

I've had a miserable time with miracle grow...

Anyone have any experience with HastaGro??????


Never heard of HastaGro. What was the problem with MG? I know it comes
in a variety of NPK. My neighbour was using the one for the lawn (with a
high N number) and couldn't understand why it wasn't helping some of the
veggies (all growth, little fruit).

..

[OmManiPadmeOmelet[_3_]]

In article ,
cloud dreamer wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

I've had a miserable time with miracle grow...

Anyone have any experience with HastaGro??????


Never heard of HastaGro. What was the problem with MG? I know it comes
in a variety of NPK. My neighbour was using the one for the lawn (with a
high N number) and couldn't understand why it wasn't helping some of the
veggies (all growth, little fruit).

..

It does not last long... and it's easy to over-do it.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson