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Re: Unidentified subject! (fwd)

Duncan McAlpine wrote:
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:36:01 -0800
> From: Al Bridgers <abridger@ix.netcom.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com, veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Unidentified subject!
> 
> At 10:37 PM 3/10/98 -0500, Michael D. Cook wrote:
> >At 09:41 PM 3/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >>>I use soybean meal(50# bags), bone meal (20# bags), and green sand (50#
> >bags).
> >>>All cost under $10 per bag.
> >>
> >Hi; what is the nutrient ratio of soybean meal?  I have never seen it for
> >sale around here.  Does it release nutrients quickly, or is it a
> >slow-release fertilizer like bone meal?  Green sand you use to condition
> >the soil, is that right?  Thanks for any information.
> >
> >Sheila Smith
> >mikecook@pipeline.com
> >Z 5/6
> >
> >In Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, page 226, there is a list of
> organic fertilizers and their respective N-P-K ratings. Soybean meal 7 - 0.5
> - 2.3, meaning 7% nitrogen, .5% phosphorus, 2.3% potassium (potash). Bone
> meal 1-11-0. Green sand is 7% potash plus 32 trace minerals. Most all
> organic fertilizers are slow-release.
> Green sand I find hard to locate. Some garden centers stock it. I buy the
> other two at my local Farmers Co-op.
> >

Although you shouldn't rely on all soymeal having a 7% N content.  The
value can vary widely.  But since the stuff is so benign (won't "burn"
your plants) you don't really have to worry.  I always assume 5% for
soymeal...  

BTW Duncan, where's your Farmer's co-op located?  I've gone to Kirk Feed
in Burien because that's the only place I could find bonemeal in sacks. 
I'd like an alternate source.  

Also, a question at large: what's the rationale for greensand over kelp
meal as a K source?  Is it strictly the price or does it have particular
constituents that make it appealing?

Steve  (Maritime...)
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