how is it compare to other organic stuff like municipal compose (free) or those plant food found in home improvement stores?
Amsoil organic fertilizer
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Originally Posted By: PandaBear
how is it compare to other organic stuff like municipal compose (free) or those plant food found in home improvement stores?
I like use to fish/seaweed fertilizer as a foliar for delicate type veggie since you have no burning unless you don't follow the directions. It's an added plus, no miracle grow for me. Farmers in the olden days here made their own compost, chicken manure and seafood(shells, fish scraps and seaweed) compost. These were food for the soil which were broken down for nutrients for the plant.
Today fish and seaweed fertilizers are excellent foliar feeders(through the leaf surface intake).
how is it compare to other organic stuff like municipal compose (free) or those plant food found in home improvement stores?
I like use to fish/seaweed fertilizer as a foliar for delicate type veggie since you have no burning unless you don't follow the directions. It's an added plus, no miracle grow for me. Farmers in the olden days here made their own compost, chicken manure and seafood(shells, fish scraps and seaweed) compost. These were food for the soil which were broken down for nutrients for the plant.
Today fish and seaweed fertilizers are excellent foliar feeders(through the leaf surface intake).
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All we have is NJ soil and a splash of this stinky Amsoil fertilizer at the start of the season after we till the dirt under.
We let the plants go to seed and get volunteers the next season. This is our lettuce crop for example. All just popped up this spring!
We let the plants go to seed and get volunteers the next season. This is our lettuce crop for example. All just popped up this spring!
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Originally Posted By: dhise
Also, I was curious what the application rate was on the Amsoil fertilizer? The Alaska Fish Fert is 2 tablespoons per 25 sq ft every 3-4 weeks, according to the label.
http://www.aggrand.com/growing.aspx
Citrus
Nitrogen is typically the limiting macronutrient in citrus production. One-quarter to one-half pound of nitrogen per tree, per year is recommended when using chemical fertilizers. However, when growing citrus organically only a fraction (5-10 percent) of that amount is required because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere and releases nitrogen from organic matter that is applied as compost, cover crops and AGGRAND products. Minor nutrient deficiencies are normally the only other disorders necessitating corrective measures and they are usually corrected with proper fertilization.
I don't understand this. Chemical fertilizer will degrade quickly releasing nitrogen into the air very rapidly versus organic fertilizer.
Originally Posted By: dhise
Also, I was curious what the application rate was on the Amsoil fertilizer? The Alaska Fish Fert is 2 tablespoons per 25 sq ft every 3-4 weeks, according to the label.
http://www.aggrand.com/growing.aspx
Citrus
Nitrogen is typically the limiting macronutrient in citrus production. One-quarter to one-half pound of nitrogen per tree, per year is recommended when using chemical fertilizers. However, when growing citrus organically only a fraction (5-10 percent) of that amount is required because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere and releases nitrogen from organic matter that is applied as compost, cover crops and AGGRAND products. Minor nutrient deficiencies are normally the only other disorders necessitating corrective measures and they are usually corrected with proper fertilization.
I don't understand this. Chemical fertilizer will degrade quickly releasing nitrogen into the air very rapidly versus organic fertilizer.
I think the quoted text is not talking about putting out the entire half pound all at once, but over the course of the year.
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Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dhise
Also, I was curious what the application rate was on the Amsoil fertilizer? The Alaska Fish Fert is 2 tablespoons per 25 sq ft every 3-4 weeks, according to the label.
http://www.aggrand.com/growing.aspx
Citrus
Nitrogen is typically the limiting macronutrient in citrus production. One-quarter to one-half pound of nitrogen per tree, per year is recommended when using chemical fertilizers. However, when growing citrus organically only a fraction (5-10 percent) of that amount is required because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere and releases nitrogen from organic matter that is applied as compost, cover crops and AGGRAND products. Minor nutrient deficiencies are normally the only other disorders necessitating corrective measures and they are usually corrected with proper fertilization.
I don't understand this. Chemical fertilizer will degrade quickly releasing nitrogen into the air very rapidly versus organic fertilizer.
What I don't understand is : 'because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere'
ORGANICALLY MEANING NATURAL GROWTH WILL BALANCE THE NITROGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE IT'S A NATURAL THING!
Man made chemical fertilizer is fuming nitrogen in the atmosphere which is not normal for the planet.
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: dhise
Also, I was curious what the application rate was on the Amsoil fertilizer? The Alaska Fish Fert is 2 tablespoons per 25 sq ft every 3-4 weeks, according to the label.
http://www.aggrand.com/growing.aspx
Citrus
Nitrogen is typically the limiting macronutrient in citrus production. One-quarter to one-half pound of nitrogen per tree, per year is recommended when using chemical fertilizers. However, when growing citrus organically only a fraction (5-10 percent) of that amount is required because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere and releases nitrogen from organic matter that is applied as compost, cover crops and AGGRAND products. Minor nutrient deficiencies are normally the only other disorders necessitating corrective measures and they are usually corrected with proper fertilization.
I don't understand this. Chemical fertilizer will degrade quickly releasing nitrogen into the air very rapidly versus organic fertilizer.
What I don't understand is : 'because biological activity in the soil fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere'
ORGANICALLY MEANING NATURAL GROWTH WILL BALANCE THE NITROGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE IT'S A NATURAL THING!
Man made chemical fertilizer is fuming nitrogen in the atmosphere which is not normal for the planet.
I have no idea why you're shouting.
Our atmosphere is already 78%+ nitrogen. Nitrogen fixing fungi and bacteria make it available to plants through a biological process. If the plants are grown without fungicides and other chemicals, that is. If they are grown with these chemicals, the bacteria and fungi are not present so fixed nitrogen must be delivered artificially in the form of fertilizer.
What I think this product claims to do is provide material to the bacteria and fungi so that they may fix nitrogen and provide other nutrients to the plant in readily available forms more efficiently. Hence "organic fertilizer."
Our atmosphere is already 78%+ nitrogen. Nitrogen fixing fungi and bacteria make it available to plants through a biological process. If the plants are grown without fungicides and other chemicals, that is. If they are grown with these chemicals, the bacteria and fungi are not present so fixed nitrogen must be delivered artificially in the form of fertilizer.
What I think this product claims to do is provide material to the bacteria and fungi so that they may fix nitrogen and provide other nutrients to the plant in readily available forms more efficiently. Hence "organic fertilizer."
Maybe this will be easier to grasp:
This is the way it works naturally (or, if you're into marketing, "organically").
This is the way it works naturally (or, if you're into marketing, "organically").
Has anyone tried the Organic Water Fertilizer on organic-water-fertilizer.co.uk ? Just looking for someone who already has some experience using this new type of fertilizer.
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