On 20 Feb 2003 14:58:06 GMT, (Snowfeet1) wrote:

What is the preferred fertilizer for vegetables and flowers? Rapid Gro?
Miracle-Gro? Thanks.

Neither of those are preferred by me. I prefer to use slow release granular or
prill type fertilizer. If you don't like certified organic, you can use
Osmocote. It's synthetic, but will break down slowly as water hits it. The
fertilizer I use on my garden is called Sustane. It is a slow release,
certified organic product. Actually, I use it's sister which is manufactured
here in Texas, which is "LadyBug Brand." The only difference is Sustane does
not have the molasses coating on the fertilizer. Sustane does make LadyBug
Brand, put out by John Dromgoole in Austin.

You can use the two you asked about, but I wouldn't. They are synthetic, add
nothing to the soil or biota of the soil and have a very fast availability,
which makes plants green up quickly, but they lose something in that process.
They lose their health, making your plants weak and attractive to insects. The
chemical companies work hand in hand to promote weak, attractive to insect
plants. They sell more that way.

IMO