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Which fertilizer for Fall lawn care???
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 10:41:46 -0700, lvhippy opined:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:22:25 -0500, J Kolenovsky wrote: "Chemical fertilizers rely on an assumption that plants only need three elements to survive and thrive. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are those three. This is the equivalent of saying that we need protein, fat, and sugar to live. While this may be mostly true, pure protein, pure fat, and pure sugar do nothing to supply the vitamins,minerals, and diverse supply of bacteria and fungi in our diets. = J We have been using ACT and additonal fungi with incredible results. You might find this link interesting..... "Fertilization can produce large plants, but it often suppresses mycorrhiza formation. Fertilization lacks or even suppresses the other important benefits of mycorrhiza. Fertilization cannot increase plant species diversity; it tends to favor large individuals of the few most vigorous species. Fertilization cannot improve plant survival, but rather tends to favor a few large plants rather than many smaller ones. Fertilization does not make the site unfit for weeds, but instead gives them a nearly insurmountable competitive edge against native plants. Fertilization does nothing to decrease root disease, favor beneficial bacteria, or improve soil structure, perhaps the most important effects of mycorrhiza in natural systems. In a revegetation project, fertilization is often a serious mistake." http://www.mycorrhiza.org/EXPERTflat.PDF tomj While a lot of this post is accurate, there are many non-successional plants which are indicator plants for poor soil structure. The addition of some slow release, naturally derived nitrogen, and other trace elements (key words "trace elements") are a great way to put some balance into the soil and alleviate some of the indicator weeds. Victoria |
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