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Re: Fish Fertilizer

Thanks Peggy,

Can I find this ''kelp meal'' and Sulfate of Potash Magnesia
(Sul-Po-Mg) at my local garden shop ?  How much of each would you
suggest I use ?

Sincerely,       
~Carleen~
Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
Rainier, OR  zone 8  
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> From: Peggy Enes <peggy@unicom.net>
> To: rose-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Fish Fertilizer
> Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 3:49 PM
> 
> Carleen,
> 
> At 12:03 AM -0500 2/7/99, rosenlund wrote:
> 
> > I like using liquid fish fertilizer on my roses. Is there an
easier
> > way then bucketing it all about ?  Have any of you tried the new
> > pellet form of the stuff ?
> 
> I used the pelletized fish emulsion last year and found the release
to
> be about 4-6 weeks and more front-loaded than I would prefer. It
seems
> to work about the same alfalfa pellets. The roses were happy with
both
> used in conjunction with a rich compost, light sprinkle of kelp
> meal and a couple of liquid kelp mists.
> 
> > Do any of you use Epsom salts ?
> 
> Epsom salts is highly soluble and releases instantly--usually not a
> nice thing for soil microorganisms or groundwater. Sulfate of
Potash
> Magnesia (Sul-Po-Mg) does the same thing but is slower release.
> 
> 
> ---
> Peggy Enes (peggy@unicom.net)   Zone 5/6    NE KS     AHS Heat Zone
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