Re: Fertilizer

At 10:45 AM 1/25/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Devon,
>   I love this topic!  As I mentioned a few posts back, you can
>fertilize with a weak solution everytime you water.  Hook a syphone
>(mine is brass and cost around $10.) up to your water outlet, put the
>small hose into a 5 gal. bucket and hook up the garden hose.  I follow
>the directions on the bottle of fish emulsion for application rates for
>the first watering.  Then refil the 5 gal. bucket.  This thins down the
>solultion, so I'm not over feeding.  I also has a smaller bucket with
>just plain water in it so that I can also water with out the fertilizer
>if I need to.
>
>   I water two different ways, the perennial beds have soaker hoses down
>under the mulch.  I hook these up to the hose that is attached to the
>syphone.  After a few hours of watering, I can disconnect and use the
>hose to water the pots of annuals and herbs.
>
>   You can make compost tea and use that every time you water, it's very
>safe for your plants.  Put  compost into something like cheese cloth or
>an old pair of ladies hose, cut off a section about a foot long from the
>toe end, that way you only have to tie one end.  Add to a bucket of
>water and let it steep for a day or so, wring out the excess water, and
>put on your plants.  The used compost can go back into the compost bin.
>
>   Most plants and lawns will do very well with a once or twice a year
>application of a good slow release "organic" fertilizer.  I like fish
>emulsion, sea kelp and worm castings.  I hope this information helps you
>out.
>
>Sally
>zone 6, west KY
>who's son had his tonsils out on fri. and is playing catch up.

What kind of fish emulsion fertilizer do you use?  If it says one
tablespoon per gallon, do you then put 5 tablespoons of fertilizer in the
bucket?  Thanks, Margaret

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