by Watchman » 11 Jul 2010 15:49
I'm reading a book called 'Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times' and I was fascinated by this formula for complete organic fertilizer. The book is written by Steve Soloman who is the founder of the Territorial Seed Company.
Mix fairly uniformly in parts by volume:
4 parts any kind of seedmeal except coprameal (coprameal is made from coconut shells)
OR
3 parts any seedmeal (except coprameal) and 1 part "tankage" (sometimes called "blood and bone" or "meatmeal"). This higher-nitrogen option is better for leafy crops in spring.
OR
4.5 parts less-potent coprameal, supplemented with 1.5 parts tankage to boost nitrogen content.
BLEND WITH
1/4 part ordinary agricultural lime, best finely ground.
AND
1/4 part gypsum (if you don't use gypsum, double the quantity of agricultural lime)
AND
1/2 part dolomite lime
PLUS (FOR THE BEST RESULTS)
1 part of any one of these phosphorous sources: finely ground rock phosphate (there are two equally useful kinds of rock phosphate, "hard" or "soft"), bonemeal, or high-phosphate guano 1/2 to 1 part kelpmeal or 1 part basalt dust
I'm reading a book called 'Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times' and I was fascinated by this formula for complete organic fertilizer. The book is written by Steve Soloman who is the founder of the Territorial Seed Company.
Mix fairly uniformly in parts by volume:
4 parts any kind of seedmeal except coprameal (coprameal is made from coconut shells)
[b][color=#FF0000]OR[/color][/b]
3 parts any seedmeal (except coprameal) and 1 part "tankage" (sometimes called "blood and bone" or "meatmeal"). This higher-nitrogen option is better for leafy crops in spring.
[b][color=#FF0000]OR[/color][/b]
4.5 parts less-potent coprameal, supplemented with 1.5 parts tankage to boost nitrogen content.
[b][color=#FF0000]BLEND WITH[/color][/b]
1/4 part ordinary agricultural lime, best finely ground.
[b][color=#FF0000]AND[/color][/b]
1/4 part gypsum (if you don't use gypsum, double the quantity of agricultural lime)
[b][color=#FF0000]AND[/color][/b]
1/2 part dolomite lime
[b][color=#FF0000]PLUS (FOR THE BEST RESULTS)[/color][/b]
1 part of any one of these phosphorous sources: finely ground rock phosphate (there are two equally useful kinds of rock phosphate, "hard" or "soft"), bonemeal, or high-phosphate guano 1/2 to 1 part kelpmeal or 1 part basalt dust