Re: Magic fertilizer mixes?

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>> What works to me is fine with me and whether classic Jerry Baker is taken or
>> not, his advice is like anyone elses, if it works, its good, if it doesnt it
>> isnt. Just like any other advice in any other part of life, you say thank
>> you and use what works discard what doesnt. To totally discard all that is
>> said by a person, just because is silly to me.
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>Agreed:  but then there are also two other truisms:
>"Consider the source." Tried and true at what they do....... Including Grandma who they thought was crazy when I was young and used to bury her leftovers (not meat) in the garden!!!
>"Take it with a grain of salt."- If it doesnt work, if it does write it down and pass it along......
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>Mr. Baker's solutions have been proven by sources *I* personally
>consider more reputable and valuable than he, to be anything from mildy
>effective to ineffective to dangerous. Apparently everyone has thier own favorite sources and what works for you where ever you are and me where I am may not mesh, however, there is nothing dangerous about epsom salt childrens shampoo etc, that I use in the amounts that I use and out of the three recipes that **I** have used and have found to have worked well, worked wonders and were made with INEXPENSIVE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT DIDNT HAVE TO BE PURCHASED or acquired like an expensive cocktail as you put it, only one was taken from a poplular Jerry Baker reciepe and amended a bit to suit my gardens needs.  Yet you do seem to be a bit Baker retentive and disregard the other two making no comment. Well I guess we all have to have our gripes...... A well grounded training in
>plant feeding needs will allow you to choose what's best, cheapest, and
>most effective for you, be it organic or not, without relying on exotic
>and expensive cocktails.  The best thing to do with Jerry Baker potions
>is to figure out why they (might) work and then duplicate the desired
>effect more cheaply, safely, and easily.Like I said before when people give you advice: you listen and say thanks: You take the good stuff that works and use it, and disregard  the rest.....

So thanks.................
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>Amy Moseley Rupp (a*@austx.tandem.com)  Austin, TX, USDA z8b, Sunset z30
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