Re: OT-BIO Donna Lockman
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- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Donna Lockman
- From: "* S* L* <t*@tntie.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:21:47 -0700
From: "R. S. Lockman" <thelockmans@tntie.com>
Thanks, John. I will check out the article.
Donna Lockman
thelockmans@tntie.com
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> From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: OT-BIO Donna Lockman
> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 10:37 AM
>
> From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
>
> Mike00Rita@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I use alphalfa pellets in all gardening beds. As I prepare the beds
I dig
> > it in, then each spring as plants start to grow but still too early for
> > fertilizer the plants get a spring tonic. The pellets do not carry high
amouts
> > of nutrient just some, but the soil amendment it provides is quite
> > satisfactory. I think the amout I use is about 1 cup per 5 gallons of
soil- If
> > you can figure out the math of that in the soil you are preparing.
Sometimes
> > i'm a bit more generous. I live in the Pacific Northwest in a mild
climate so
> > perhaps that contributes to what I use and when. As the product does
not carry
> > a label for gardening use, your county extension agent cannot truly
advise how
> > much to use in your area.
>
> Donna there is a great article on the benefits of alfalfa on the CIS
Website.
> I use them every time I cultivate a bed and put down about 1/4 pound per
> square foot. Never had any seed problems
>
>
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> Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
> Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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