RE: RE: Fertilizer

For us, not only did we get kernels of corn but, the ground up corn, used as
an additive in the mixture is reputed to be a growth inhibitor.  This may
vary from brand to brand but the one time we bought "rabbit feed" by mistake
that is what we noticed. Hard to miss 3' tall corn plants!! <G>

The horse pellets we use, are pure alfalfa, no additives of any sort.  They
are smaller in diameter than a pencil and are very easy to work into the
soil.  Good stuff!!

Dana

Dana Brown
AIS Region 17 Judges Training Chairperson
Director TBIS, ASI
AIS, ASI, MIS, RIS, SPIS, TBIS
Malevil Gardens
www.malevil-iris.com
Lubbock, TX
Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
DanaBrown@peoplepc.com



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of Lobergs
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:41 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] RE: Fertilizer

For twelve years I ran a rabbitry and have used a number of rabbit feeds
(which alfalfa is the primary ingredient), and I don't ever recall seeing
whole corn kernels or even partially whole kernels in them. You can buy the
small bags (1#, 2#) in a pet store which contains extra grain seeds for
'treats', but that's not the normal feed store kind. Purina makes a
compressed
pellet rabbit feed, and I preferred a brand which had smaller pellets which
were actually smaller than the size of a corn pellet. The thing I choose for
high quality rabbit feed included trace minerals, trace salt, and other
nutrients for optimum growth, which may not be desirable for fertilizer.
Most
of the time the compressed alfalfa used for horses cubed alfalfa and it's
all
alfalfa, and horse feed like "cob" definitely includes whole corn kernels.
Best thing to do would be to call your local feed store and ask what they
have
for compressed alfalfa pellets, and if you can get them without other
ingredients.
Kitty
Northern Calif.
> Rabbit pellets have corn, etc. In them and the horse pellets do not making
> the horse pellets straight fertilizer and the rabbit pellets will have
corn
> growing around your iris.
>
> Vernon G. Brown
> Malevil Iris Gardens
> Region 17 - USDA 7
> AIS,ASI,MIS,RIS,SPIS,TBIS
> Lubbock, Texas 79403
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of Char
> Holte
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:43 AM
> To: iris@hort.net
> Subject: [iris] RE: Fertilizer
>
> BlankHi,
>
> There was a big discussion on different types of Fertilizer.  Including
> rabbit
> pellets.  Anyone remember the reference?
>
> Thanks, Char, New Berlin, WI
>
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