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03-10-2010, 07:28 AM
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[quote='Billy[_10_];883039']In article ,
Jeff Thies
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Billy wrote:
In article ,
Jeff Thies
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I'm getting the garden ready, seeds are started.
I'd like to do just organic fertilizer this year. It's not easy to
find, Miracle Grow has one, as did one other brand that I don't
recognize. These seem to be have little to no K and P and are almost all N.
Since I'm a city boy, what should I be looking for? I'm just growing
the usual "garden variety" veggies. Tomatoes, assorted cucurbits and a
few blueberries and a peach.
Wally World has a product called Earthgro Organic Humus and Manure,
that's .05 .05 .05 at $1.50 for 40 pound bag. Consistency looks good in
that it doesn't seem to have much, if any, wood in it. Soil (Atlanta Ga)
is still clayey (particularly if I go down a foot). I've used up the mulch.
Should I amend heavily with this? Will I need more fertilizer later?
To start with?
Jeff
Tomatoes: 18 lbs chicken manure/100 sq. ft. Do not fertilize after
flowering.
I don't believe I have ever seen this anywhere, in any form. And I live
in a state that raises a lot of chickens. Perhaps I need to look much
farther out. Certainly not within 20 miles.
Cucurbits: "organic" fish emulsion, per label
This, I think I can find.
Jeff
Jeff,
This is a bit late, but you might consider a different strategy.
In the clay soil plant a mint *and* a N fixer this fall to break up the soil, a strategy I once used in Ohio clay soil.
In the spring find a seller of organic amendments. If Atlanta picks up green/yard waste, go to the folks the city uses and buy the stuff that's 1-2 yrs old. dig down 1-2 ft and add at least 6-8".
you'll have to rinse/repeat for a few years but at least your food will be safe to eat. OTOH that chicken poop food? I'll pass.
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