Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
zxcvbob was forced to post this in: rec.gardens

Go to an ag store and get something like 15-5-10 for a balanced
fertilizer, or 41-0-0 (agricultural grade urea) or 24-0-0 (ammonium
sulfate) for straight nitrogen. (be careful with straight nitrogen.)
Don't ask for 34-0-0 or they'll think you're a terrorist. It's usually
faster-acting than would be optimal for a lawn, so go light with it and
mulch your clippings so the lawn can recycle it.

Bob

I use a mulching blade for leaves but I wonder if the oak leaves around
here put too much acid back into the soil. Any thoughts?

Michael



The soils in southern California tend to be quite alkaline. Here, there
is no such thing as an organic mulch that is too acidic.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/