Which organic fertilizer is the best

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SativaStan504

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Has anybody heard of Healthy Plant because its supposed to be a one time use organic fertilizer, but i have been using fox farm fertilizer which i have to keep adding more of after 2 weeks. :?: Btw im growing tomatoes and lettuce. :-P
 
thc&me

thc&me

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The best organic fertilizer is compost, because it's free. If you're looking for something store bought, adding a mixture of worm castings, charcoal, lime (not the fruit) and crushed egg shells to your soil will bring you bountiful harvests each season.
 
TexRx

TexRx

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thc&me said:
The best organic fertilizer is compost, because it's free. If you're looking for something store bought, adding a mixture of worm castings, charcoal, lime (not the fruit) and crushed egg shells to your soil will bring you bountiful harvests each season.
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^^^^I agree, except that lime is not the right choice in a case like mine - The ground here is full of limestone....I use gypsum instead.

And OP, tomatoes want a high phosphorous fert. The middle number is higher in this case...I'm not familiar with lettuce, honestly
 
thc&me

thc&me

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Absolutely. Different strokes for different folks. Much depends on the deficiencies of the soil in which you grow. I use the lime to control the ph balance of my particular soil, but I see how gypsum could be a useful ingredient for healthy plants.
 
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boneheadbob

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thc&me said:
The best organic fertilizer is compost, because it's free. If you're looking for something store bought, adding a mixture of worm castings, charcoal, lime (not the fruit) and crushed egg shells to your soil will bring you bountiful harvests each season.
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I assume charcoal = wood ash?
 
Vindicated

Vindicated

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My vote for the best fertilizer has to be green manure. It can provide all the NPK your plants need, it doesn't disturb the microbial life in your soil. and it's incredibly cheap. What can be better than that?

[video=youtube_share;5kjF7HfgQ-8]http://youtu.be/5kjF7HfgQ-8[/video]
 
RyanTheRhino

RyanTheRhino

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TexRx said:
^^^^I agree, except that lime is not the right choice in a case like mine - The ground here is full of limestone....I use gypsum instead.

And OP, tomatoes want a high phosphorous fert. The middle number is higher in this case...I'm not familiar with lettuce, honestly
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lettuce just likes lost of nitrogen and water
 
RyanTheRhino

RyanTheRhino

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Vindicated said:
My vote for the best fertilizer has to be green manure. It can provide all the NPK your plants need, it doesn't disturb the microbial life in your soil. and it's incredibly cheap. What can be better than that?

[video=youtube_share;5kjF7HfgQ-8]http://youtu.be/5kjF7HfgQ-8[/video]
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I do this with peas in the fall. they can make nitrogen from the air so it puts N back into the soil.
 
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