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Re: Mel Mix

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>
> Can someone give me the recipe for "Mel Mix"?
>
   I will try.  I have his book before me.  The first is the basic
fertilizer.
                                                       N      P      K
   1 part blood meal                   15.0    1.3    .7
   2 parts bone meal                  8.0     44.0  .4
   3 parts wood ashes                ---       4.5   21.0
   4 parts composted leaf mold 2.4    .8    1.6

   The high nitrogen mixture follows.
3    parts blood meal                    45.0    3.9    2.1
2    parts bone meal                       8.0   42.0      .4
3    parts wood ashes                    ---       4.5  21.0
4    parts leaf mold                         2.4        .8    1.6

The soil mix is a little longer.
In 4*4 boxes you have 16 cubic feet so at 6 inches deep  you would need 8
cubic feet at 9 inches it would be 12 cubic feet. The ingredients are.

1bale peet moss: 6 cu. ft.
1large bag coarse vermiculite:4 cu. ft.
10 pails (2 1/2 gal) of sand:3 cu. ft.
2 pails wood ashes and charcoal
10 pails (2 1/2gal.) of compost: 3 cu. ft
1 coffee can (1 LB size) full of lime
1 coffee can full of organic fertilizers
The total volume is 16 cu. ft. or 1 bed 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 12 inches deep.

   Those are the three mixes from Mel's book.  If you need any more help
with them, give a holler.  I hope they are what you are looking for.


                    Jim allAn zone 5 New York State
                           Northeastern USA.


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