There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer right?

High nitrogen fertilizer for what?

What are you calling high nitrogen fertilizer?

And why are you cross-posting garden questions to botany and photography
newsgroups?



"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

Hi Lisa Horton,

There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?
There is no single nutrient that can call as best nutrient for growing
plants. The one that plant lack of are the best one. Too much of any single
nutrient will become toxic.
I prefer to build up my soil with high organic content that will buffer for
nutrients.

Regards,
Wong

Learn to trim headers or go plant you own dumb selves

"Cereus-validus" wrote in message
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High nitrogen fertilizer for what?

What are you calling high nitrogen fertilizer?

And why are you cross-posting garden questions to botany and photography
newsgroups?



"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen
fertilizer
right?

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

You can always defecate (expulsion of feces through the anus) on your
plants. It may smell like sh*t for a while but it works. ;-)

On 18 Apr 2004 20:06:08 -0700, (Lisa Horton)
wrote:

There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer right?


At my house, dirt seems to work rather well. the plants seem to be
adapted to it already.


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"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

Lisa, ignore those idiots that responded so rudely. They need to" get a
life!" Sandy

Have you tried fixative - better still, take a swig of it first to try it
out


"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
om...
There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
om...
There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

Try shredding copies of all the crossposted messages and using them as
mulch.

"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
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There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

The best nutrients for plant growth are readily available in any good,
fertile soil. If you add compost or other organic amendments on a regular
basis, there will be little if any need for additional fertilizers.
Fertilize only when specific nutrients are lacking and then I prefer to use
an organic fertilizer that breaks down slowly so that the nutrients are
absorbed as the plant requires them. You can recognize organic fertilizers
(as opposed to synthentic ones) by the three numbers indicating the primary
nutrient ratio - they will always add up to less than 20 High nitrogen
ferts are good for lawns, but that's about it.

pam - gardengal

"Nivek" wrote in message ...
"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
om...
There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

You can always defecate (expulsion of feces through the anus) on your
plants. It may smell like sh*t for a while but it works. ;-)

Needless to say, that won't work. I thought it was a perfectly
reasonable question, Lisa. Best to look it up in a proper book, which
is unlikely to reply with gratuitous impertinence (I take it the
massive cross-posting was what annoyed our friend). Meanwhile, the
usual balanced fertilizers will feed most plants ok: follow the
instructions on the packet, and don't overdo it. The high-nitrogen
ones are more for leaf growth -- like the ones farmers use for grass.
There's no long-term substitute for a well-nourished soil, though, as
plants need more than just the three main chemicals: in fact, most of
the time what they really crave is good moisture-retention coupled
with aeration such as they get from a soil rich in the breakdown
products of other plants.

Houseplants and others in containers are the main ones which want a
boost from the packet. Changing their soil or compost every couple of
years is a good idea for many of them.

A few plants need special diets; but you probably haven't got one of
these.

Mike.

Got a life.

What you need Sandy Balls is a clue.

Only an idiot would make excuses for a cross-posting troll like Lisa
Horndog.


"Sandy" wrote in message
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Lisa, ignore those idiots that responded so rudely. They need to" get a
life!" Sandy

In article ,
"Cereus-validus" writes:
Got a life.

What you need Sandy Balls is a clue.

Only an idiot would make excuses for a cross-posting troll like Lisa
Horndog.

Actually I think it is a troll pretending to be Lisa.


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Want a beautiful lawn? Like to protect the environment? You can do
both according to a new study conducted by Texas A&M University for
the City of Austin.

Nitrogen, one of the three nutrients found in fertilizer, can travel
quickly through soil to pollute our groundwater. The City's Watershed
Protection and Development Review Department commissioned the study to
find out which fertilizers would be least likely to pollute and still
satisfy the desire for an attractive lawn. The Texas A&M conducted
study compared nine different fertilizers and found that the certified
organic or other natural fertilizers out-performed the synthetic ones
for both appearance and pollution prevention.

Horticulturists, and soil and water quality scientists considered the
new data along with other studies, scientific data and practical
experience to revise the recommendations that have been promoted for
the last twenty years. These new recommendations reduce fertilizer use
by at least 75%!

Test your soil - you can't know what to add to your soil unless you
know what's missing
Don't Bag It! - think of mowing as fertilizing. Your lawn clippings
return 60% of the nitrogen, and 100% of the phosphorous and potassium
(fertilizer ingredients) back to the soil. Think how much better it is
for the landfill as well.
Choose carefully -- certified organic or labeled, natural fertilizer
is preferred for a healthier lawn and better water quality. (If using
inorganic, apply only half as much, twice as often, to prevent the
fertilizer from running off or leaching to our groundwater.)
If your soil test shows: Use:
Low to Very Low Nitrogen in Soil ½ lb. nitrogen/1,000 square feet 2
times/year
Moderate Nitrogen ½ lb. nitrogen/1,000 square feet 1 time/year
High to Very High Nitrogen DO NOT FERTILIZE

If you must fertilize without a soil test, never apply more than a
moderate nitrogen rate or fertilize more than once a year.
Never fertilize before a rain - otherwise the fertilizer can run off
and fertilize our creeks, not your lawn
Follow these tips to help protect Austin's environment one yard at a
time!!
See the Fertilizer Study full report.


On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:38:24 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"
wrote:


"Lisa Horton" wrote in message
. com...
There has to be something better than the regular high nitrogen fertilizer
right?

The best nutrients for plant growth are readily available in any good,
fertile soil. If you add compost or other organic amendments on a regular
basis, there will be little if any need for additional fertilizers.
Fertilize only when specific nutrients are lacking and then I prefer to use
an organic fertilizer that breaks down slowly so that the nutrients are
absorbed as the plant requires them. You can recognize organic fertilizers
(as opposed to synthentic ones) by the three numbers indicating the primary
nutrient ratio - they will always add up to less than 20 High nitrogen
ferts are good for lawns, but that's about it.

pam - gardengal


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