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Re: Fish Emulsion

Thanks for the info, Shawn. If you are looking for liquid seaweed mix or
fish/seaweed combo via mailorder I can send you the address of a company
who carries it..
Dave

On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Westaway, Shawn wrote:

> Dave in dry Texas wrote:
>
> >When you fertilize with fish emulsion how do you mix it up. Do you mix it
> >the same strength as you would if you were going to foliar spray or
> >different? Is this the only fertilizer you use?
>
> The bottle directions said 1 tbsp. per gallon, so I have a gallon water
> bottle I use to mix it up. I've never used foliar fertilizer, because
> I've always been afraid to spread disease from the soil to leaves. I just
> pour about 1/2-1 cup around the base of each plant about every two weeks.
> It's the only fertilizer I use right now during the growing season. I
> wanted to use some kelp or seaweed emulsion, but have been unable to find
> it. When I do I plan to alternate weeks with seaweed vs. fish. When I am
> not growing something in a square, I add homemade compost, peat moss,
> gypsum, vermiculite, well-composted steer manure, storebought organic
> compost, and/or Kellogg's Amend, depending on what I will plant there. I
> don't mulch (because of snails), and I don't add my own compost during the
> growing and harvesting period because my compost is usually too hot. (My
> pepper plants hate compost but seem to adore the fish emulsion.) Just FYI I
> use soaker hoses to water, so all of it goes right to the plant bases,
> making this a good area to feed the plants as well. You get used to the
> fishy smell after a while, and even my other half now lets me mix it up in
> the kitchen sink! Good luck.
> Shawn
> swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
> Claremont, CA  USDA9b Sunset19
>
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