Re: Why use bone meal at all?

In a message dated 5/25/2003 6:26:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tlmiller@mac.com writes:


 There has been speculation about the danger of using bone meal. It may
 not be a good idea to inhale the dust.

I can't help but wonder why anyone is using bonemeal at all. There are better
fertilizers available. It's not a particularly good additive for bulbs. What
are you using it for that you couldn't use something better?  What am I
missing?
Bill Lee
I suspect the reason I use it sentiment as much as anything; I helped my grandfather load bone meal and old manure into the spreader and drove the tractor on his lap. Scattering now is a way of remembering him.

It is still considered an "organic" fertilizer.

Cheryl
(who would love a source of manure like my grandparents had - 3 cows)
--
Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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