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Re: Organic Fertilizers

Hi all,

Ron Carson wrote:

> I would like some feedback on the types and amounts of organic
> fertilizers people have used with success.  In past years, I have used
> bone and blood meal with mixed results.

At planting time, I incorporate some aged sheep manure and rake it in.
For nitrogen-hungry vegetables (lettuces, brassicas, and, to a lesser
extent, tomatoes, radishes, and beetroot) I feed fortnightly with a
manure tea made from whatever manure I have on hand. I've tried side
dressing with sheep manure, but the pellets don't break down when they
are sitting on the surface of the soil. There might be some leaching,
but I doubt it.

Plus, of course, I use cow and chook manure to add N to my compost heap.

Tony
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