Quoting Craig Cowing :

I also use organic fertilizers through summer that add to
the organic load.

I too started using the "teas" - I still do- keep it fermenting all year round-
grain hulls from homebrewing, and fertilizer ingredients go in and "brew".

I don't go in for the pellets either. We have a bulk fertilizer place where I
can get enough cottonseed, blood and bone meal and a quart of fish emulsion to
last a few years for about $60. I mix them together adding tea to the liquid
to add the digestive microbes... ot just the right consistency then scoop it on
with an old ice cream scoop. I use generic "Miracle Grow" for a boost and
have been known to buy the straight chemicals and sprinkle them on in teaspoon
amounts. My black pines love organics.

I think the act of feeding is more important than exactly what you use.

Jim Stone
Galveston, TX

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