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"Tim" wrote in message ... Billy wrote: In article , Tim wrote: nanzi wrote: On Apr 20, 10:12 am, Tim wrote: I grow everything in containers, and use Pro-Mix BX as the soil medium. Very happy with it. It drains so well, I worry that the water soluble fertilizer leeches out too quick. A garden expert whose podcast I listen to Ron Wilson is an avid proponent of Osmakote, a time release fertilizer. Does anyone use a time release, and how do you think it works for you? Do you still give your plants extra feedings? Tim Pro-Mixhttp://www.greenhousemegastore.com/Pro-Mix-BX-38CF-Compressed/produc t... Osmakotehttp://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/productTemplate.jsp?tabs=usage&pr oI... I have used Osmakote for a couple of years with good results, and I do not feed inbetween. Thanks ! Perhaps I will try it this year..It does surprise me that no other feedings are needed, I thought maybe once a month or so, but if you are happy with the results............... Tim btw--Down boy, down....I figured I may get some grumbles from this, but I have to ask questions based on what I do... See Charlie, it sure didn't take me long!! P-) Yeah, it's all there in black and white for everyone to see. You don't even know the name of the poison that you use, "Osmocote". That really encourages the faint hope that you can use it wisely. There are just no words to describe your brilliance. None at all. lol...Doesn't take much to get you riled, does it? Well, as long as you feel better. Tim, I think the point Billy is making, and perhaps not a bad point either, is think about other sorts of time release fertilisers also. Poop based fertilisers for example are also slow release but are also good for your soil. Don't just look at symthetic slow release, think about natural fertilisers that deliver a managed amount of nutrients to your plants and also do some benefit to your soils. rob |
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George.com wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... Billy wrote: In article , Tim wrote: nanzi wrote: On Apr 20, 10:12 am, Tim wrote: I grow everything in containers, and use Pro-Mix BX as the soil medium. Very happy with it. It drains so well, I worry that the water soluble fertilizer leeches out too quick. A garden expert whose podcast I listen to Ron Wilson is an avid proponent of Osmakote, a time release fertilizer. Does anyone use a time release, and how do you think it works for you? Do you still give your plants extra feedings? Tim Pro-Mixhttp://www.greenhousemegastore.com/Pro-Mix-BX-38CF-Compressed/produc t... Osmakotehttp://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/productTemplate.jsp?tabs=usage&pr oI... I have used Osmakote for a couple of years with good results, and I do not feed inbetween. Thanks ! Perhaps I will try it this year..It does surprise me that no other feedings are needed, I thought maybe once a month or so, but if you are happy with the results............... Tim btw--Down boy, down....I figured I may get some grumbles from this, but I have to ask questions based on what I do... See Charlie, it sure didn't take me long!! P-) Yeah, it's all there in black and white for everyone to see. You don't even know the name of the poison that you use, "Osmocote". That really encourages the faint hope that you can use it wisely. There are just no words to describe your brilliance. None at all. lol...Doesn't take much to get you riled, does it? Well, as long as you feel better. Tim, I think the point Billy is making, and perhaps not a bad point either, is think about other sorts of time release fertilisers also. Poop based fertilisers for example are also slow release but are also good for your soil. Don't just look at symthetic slow release, think about natural fertilisers that deliver a managed amount of nutrients to your plants and also do some benefit to your soils. rob Hi Rob. Thanks for the well written post. At the beginning of each growing season, I do mix in some composted poop into my containers. -- Tim +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + "Strange days indeed." + + Dr. Winston O'Boogie + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:58:19 -0700, Billy
wrote: In article , Bill wrote: In article , Billy wrote: Humankind has not woven the web of life.* We are but one thread within it.* Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.* All things are bound together.* All things connect.* ~Chief Seattle, 1855 Heavy storm has our cat hiding Just noise and wind and light Still it affects me and mind Easy to notice the connection to nature When it yells at us Difficult to recognize subtleness over time Sort of like the US graduated tax system Place a frog in hot water and it jumps Heat slowly and no jump Lack of toads I think of mistakes.... seeing and wonder why Still after the perilous winter perennials appearing Spring and more wonder to come Bill The brushwood, Though cut for fuel, Is beginning to bud. - Boncho Original thought Can be more interesting Than cut and paste. Kate - just sayin' |
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Rick wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:55:17 -0400, Tim wrote: FarmI wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I grow everything in containers, and use Pro-Mix BX as the soil medium. Very happy with it. It drains so well, I worry that the water soluble fertilizer leeches out too quick. A garden expert whose podcast I listen to Ron Wilson is an avid proponent of Osmakote, a time release fertilizer. Does anyone use a time release, and how do you think it works for you? Do you still give your plants extra feedings? I use Osmacote for indoor plants and pot plants. I'd never consider using it for something I planned to eat. Ok, round two....8-) Please explain. And btw, thanks for your input It works great for heavy feeders like the strawberries I grow in containers on the deck. It is not "organic" but actually it is made from organic materials. I do, however, supplement on occasion, but only with an occasional feeding when growth is rapid or a lot of berries are forming. Is he lazy or just malicious. His senses are disconnected from rational thought. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/whoOwnsLifeNotMonsanto.php Who Owns Life? Not Monsanto. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/DMPGR.php Death by Multiple Poisoning, Glyphosate and Roundup Four different Roundup formulations of the herbicide glyphyosate manufactured by Monsanto are highly toxic to human cells, and at concentrations far below the recommended agricultural use levels. Researchers at the Institute of Biology in Caen , France published their latest results in the current issue of Chemical Research in Toxicology http://www.naturalnews.com/023254.html Monsanto: History of Contamination and Cover-up http://deltafarmpress.com/news/070903-Monsanto-Patent/ Monsanto seed patent 'rejections' leave questions Sep 3, 2007 5:06 PM, By David Bennett Farm Press Editorial Staff http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/f...monsanto200805 Monsanto's Harvest of Fear Know your enemy. Archer Daniels Midland, ConAgra, Cargill, American Cyanamid, Ciba-Geigy, Monsanto, Dow, and Syngenta are the most obvious. They want to be paid, every time you eat. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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"Tim" wrote in message
FarmI wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I grow everything in containers, and use Pro-Mix BX as the soil medium. Very happy with it. It drains so well, I worry that the water soluble fertilizer leeches out too quick. A garden expert whose podcast I listen to Ron Wilson is an avid proponent of Osmakote, a time release fertilizer. Does anyone use a time release, and how do you think it works for you? Do you still give your plants extra feedings? I use Osmacote for indoor plants and pot plants. I'd never consider using it for something I planned to eat. Ok, round two....8-) Please explain. And btw, thanks for your input! For decorative plants, I am concerned about how they look therefore the bigger and more overblown they are the better they meet that criteria. Chemicals do that in bucket loads - think gross or force feeding. For food, I am concerned about taste, nutritional quality, yield and keeping ability. Organic growing gives me that although given that I use trace elements once a year that come in a pack I don't claim to be a true organic grower. I use only animal manures, compost and teas however on beds in additon to the once yearly trace elements. I started my veg garden on dirt (not soil) that looked and acted like concrete and where not an earthworm was to be seen. Justification for that would be impossible to do in a post as I'd have to give you 40 years reading, and garden observation cut to less than a bone. Some clues: Billy's post about soil biota and ad to that brix and baume. Do a google. |
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"Billy" wrote in message
You cheat your plant. You fudge on helping the planet. You are an embarrassment to ecologists. You are of no help to anyone. When the planet dies, you may not protest. Billy, I think you are being a bit harsh on this occasion. At least Tim seems to be interested enough to be asking questions and trying to understand organics vs chemicals. The same could not be said for some of the 'nuke it till it glows' trolls we've had here. decades ago, I began gardening using chemicals. It didn't take me long to realise the error of my ways but I suspect most people in the western world begin gardening that way. The chemical companies employ very good mind bending advertising agencies. |
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"Tim" wrote in message
George.com wrote: Tim, I think the point Billy is making, and perhaps not a bad point either, is think about other sorts of time release fertilisers also. Poop based fertilisers for example are also slow release but are also good for your soil. Don't just look at symthetic slow release, think about natural fertilisers that deliver a managed amount of nutrients to your plants and also do some benefit to your soils. Hi Rob. Thanks for the well written post. At the beginning of each growing season, I do mix in some composted poop into my containers. And what do you observe? Have you tried using only composted poop in one lot, a mix of composted poopand chemicals in another lot and just chenmicals in a third lot? I wouldn't mind betting pounds to peanuts that the chemical lot looks fat and huge. |
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, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Billy" wrote in message You cheat your plant. You fudge on helping the planet. You are an embarrassment to ecologists. You are of no help to anyone. When the planet dies, you may not protest. Billy, I think you are being a bit harsh on this occasion. At least Tim seems to be interested enough to be asking questions and trying to understand organics vs chemicals. The same could not be said for some of the 'nuke it till it glows' trolls we've had here. decades ago, I began gardening using chemicals. It didn't take me long to realise the error of my ways but I suspect most people in the western world begin gardening that way. The chemical companies employ very good mind bending advertising agencies. You don't like my pedagogical approach? Hmmmm. I was just trying to get his attention. Sometimes you need a very large 2" X 4". The length gives more leverage. He does seem a nice enough chap but he is proposing something very stupid. Very small to be sure, but stupid none the less. Organic costs nothing but our kitchen scraps. He is willing to give Monsanto money for the ability to kill topsoil. You think a charm offensive is better? OK, I'll go brush my teeth. I appreciate the thought, truly. You not the first to mention my bedside manner needs some attending to. All the best. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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In article , Charlie wrote:
old ******* Hey! I represent that remark. Humph. Odd you planting Jersey Giants tomorrow, I'm planting UC 157. Planning on getting an early start and it should be cooler. Hit 95F (35C) today after 68F (20C) a couple of days ago. I came back from shopping feeling as light headed as an old man. I plan on starting early tomorrow and the high is only supposed to be 81F (27C). Sliding back to 66F (19C) on Friday. Eating from the salad patch and the carrots are showing. I'll enjoy my head start for awhile but your warm evenings will have you out in front of me in no time. The hanging petunias are showing very nicely. They may replace some geraniums that have gone toes (?) up. When one of my plants dies, I die a little inside, too. ~Linda Solegato -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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FarmI wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message George.com wrote: Tim, I think the point Billy is making, and perhaps not a bad point either, is think about other sorts of time release fertilisers also. Poop based fertilisers for example are also slow release but are also good for your soil. Don't just look at symthetic slow release, think about natural fertilisers that deliver a managed amount of nutrients to your plants and also do some benefit to your soils. Hi Rob. Thanks for the well written post. At the beginning of each growing season, I do mix in some composted poop into my containers. And what do you observe? Have you tried using only composted poop in one lot, a mix of composted poopand chemicals in another lot and just chenmicals in a third lot? I wouldn't mind betting pounds to peanuts that the chemical lot looks fat and huge. First of all...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your prior post. 8-) If I needed attention getting, I wouldn't be here. Now, no I never did that experiment! But you raised a good point in "taste". Thats one area I've never even thought about..Used to be in my raised beds my peppers seemed at least in memory hotter, I donno. They seem to be every bit as big, and colorfull, etc...But I can't swear to the taste. Are you saying to just use the compost with NO other type of feeding? My soil-less medium has no food of it's own, what else can be mixed in? Remember, I barely have room for my pots, so a mulch or compost pile is out. -- Tim +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + "Strange days indeed." + + Dr. Winston O'Boogie + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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"Billy" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Billy" wrote in message You cheat your plant. You fudge on helping the planet. You are an embarrassment to ecologists. You are of no help to anyone. When the planet dies, you may not protest. Billy, I think you are being a bit harsh on this occasion. At least Tim seems to be interested enough to be asking questions and trying to understand organics vs chemicals. The same could not be said for some of the 'nuke it till it glows' trolls we've had here. decades ago, I began gardening using chemicals. It didn't take me long to realise the error of my ways but I suspect most people in the western world begin gardening that way. The chemical companies employ very good mind bending advertising agencies. You don't like my pedagogical approach? Hmmmm. I was just trying to get his attention. Sometimes you need a very large 2" X 4". The length gives more leverage. He does seem a nice enough chap but he is proposing something very stupid. Very small to be sure, but stupid none the less. Organic costs nothing but our kitchen scraps. He is willing to give Monsanto money for the ability to kill topsoil. You think a charm offensive is better? OK, I'll go brush my teeth. I appreciate the thought, truly. You not the first to mention my bedside manner needs some attending to. Billy, I have no objection whatsoever to you or anyone taking a baseball bat to someone who shows either their disagreeable side or who writes idiotic things. Lord knows I've done it often enough myself. What I do have a problem with is if you do it without first doing some analysis of the thread. Tim made sensible responses in answer to points raised so all I was trying to do was to point out that he hadn't shown any indications so far in the thread of being a troll. Don't clean you teeth yet, they might fall out because of the shock you've given them :-)) |
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"Tim" wrote in message
FarmI wrote: "Tim" wrote in message George.com wrote: Tim, I think the point Billy is making, and perhaps not a bad point either, is think about other sorts of time release fertilisers also. Poop based fertilisers for example are also slow release but are also good for your soil. Don't just look at symthetic slow release, think about natural fertilisers that deliver a managed amount of nutrients to your plants and also do some benefit to your soils. Hi Rob. Thanks for the well written post. At the beginning of each growing season, I do mix in some composted poop into my containers. And what do you observe? Have you tried using only composted poop in one lot, a mix of composted poopand chemicals in another lot and just chenmicals in a third lot? I wouldn't mind betting pounds to peanuts that the chemical lot looks fat and huge. First of all...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your prior post. 8-) If I needed attention getting, I wouldn't be here. Now, no I never did that experiment! But you raised a good point in "taste". Thats one area I've never even thought about..Used to be in my raised beds my peppers seemed at least in memory hotter, I donno. They seem to be every bit as big, and colorfull, etc...But I can't swear to the taste. Taste is something that can also from vary season to season - yield can also do the same thing. One of those mysteries of gardening. Basically most organic gardners tend to think in terms of feeding the soil rather than feeding the plants. If you have healthy soil, you'll have healhty plants and things like taste and yield will follow from that. That's a bit general as some plants have specific needs but it's close enough at the moment. Are you saying to just use the compost with NO other type of feeding? My soil-less medium has no food of it's own, what else can be mixed in? Remember, I barely have room for my pots, so a mulch or compost pile is out. Even if you can't have a compost pile, have you considered Bokashi composting? ( http://www.bokashi.com.au/How-Bokashi-works.htm ) and you could possibly have a worm farm in the space of one large pot. I used to shove my worm food through the food processor before putting it in my worm farm. Not always a pretty sight in the domestic fod processor. Space for storage sounds like it could be a problem for you, but all gardeners who garden organically seem to find a spot to store the more bulky things that we all have. A pot or bag of chemicals takes up little space but not so organics. I don't know which country you live in so I can't be too specific on products or suppliers but look for animal manures, blood and bone and rock minerals. And if there is any doubt about the quality of those products spend the extra money and buy organic. Good quality animal manures and blood and bone have a very distinctive smell. Chemicals smell of chemicals whereas animal products have a distinct animally/earthy smell. It's a smell I love, but YMMV. Any farms near you, or stables or mushroom farms? |
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, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Billy" wrote in message "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Billy" wrote in message You cheat your plant. You fudge on helping the planet. You are an embarrassment to ecologists. You are of no help to anyone. When the planet dies, you may not protest. Billy, I think you are being a bit harsh on this occasion. At least Tim seems to be interested enough to be asking questions and trying to understand organics vs chemicals. The same could not be said for some of the 'nuke it till it glows' trolls we've had here. decades ago, I began gardening using chemicals. It didn't take me long to realise the error of my ways but I suspect most people in the western world begin gardening that way. The chemical companies employ very good mind bending advertising agencies. You don't like my pedagogical approach? Hmmmm. I was just trying to get his attention. Sometimes you need a very large 2" X 4". The length gives more leverage. He does seem a nice enough chap but he is proposing something very stupid. Very small to be sure, but stupid none the less. Organic costs nothing but our kitchen scraps. He is willing to give Monsanto money for the ability to kill topsoil. You think a charm offensive is better? OK, I'll go brush my teeth. I appreciate the thought, truly. You not the first to mention my bedside manner needs some attending to. Billy, I have no objection whatsoever to you or anyone taking a baseball bat to someone who shows either their disagreeable side or who writes idiotic things. Lord knows I've done it often enough myself. What I do have a problem with is if you do it without first doing some analysis of the thread. Tim made sensible responses in answer to points raised so all I was trying to do was to point out that he hadn't shown any indications so far in the thread of being a troll. No mum, no sign at all, but I did catch a hint of doubt, of vacillation. I just hates vacillation when it comes to Archer Daniels Midland, ConAgra, Cargill, American Cyanamid, Ciba-Geigy, Monsanto, or Syngenta. Grrr - owwl Don't clean you teeth yet, they might fall out because of the shock you've given them :-)) Yes mum, I was just goin' to bush them out a bit, sort of a comb over;O) -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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