fertilizers

[Dotch]

Yes indeed. Looked at my hay fields the other day. Mostly orchardgrass with a few scattered sprigs of alfalfa. Due to the high amount of grass last year, cranking the nitrogen to it was the best thing I did. And where my spreader overlapped onto my landlord's lawn, the grass grew to beat hell.   

[Bobberineyes]

So what do you think of that Milorganit Glenn? Me, it was a slow growing spring and it's also slow releasing but it seemed alright. I have extra and the weather people are talking some chances of rain the next few days. The garden got fertilizer so might as well feed the grass..

[glenn57]

I use it alot. I put it on my lawn. I was told by someone I trust that golf courses use it on there greens.

[KEN W]

I'll have to try that human poop on my garden. Never tried it.

I fertilized my tomatoes today. The fruit is starting to show up on my early paste tomatoes. Mulching with straw now so it keeps a steady moisture on them. Don't want blossom end rot.

Also fertilized my corn with lawn fertilizer. 15 rows.....30 feet long. 5 more rows to plant end of next week.

Otherwise I basically use 10-10-10 or 12-12-12.

I do also fertilize with Blossom Boost on anything that flowers into fruit. Works great on strawberries.

[fishwidow]

Milorganite is also alleged to repel deer.  I can’t prove it, but think it may help in that regard. Some dogs like it to eat. I had a cocker spaniel that ate a big dose of it before I caught him gagging snd spitting up. I called the vet and asked if I needed to worry. She said, “watch for a growth spurt.”

[glenn57]

Milorganite is also alleged to repel deer.  I can’t prove it, but think it may help in that regard. Some dogs like it to eat. I had a cocker spaniel that ate a big dose of it before I caught him gagging snd spitting up. I called the vet and asked if I needed to worry. She said, “watch for a growth spurt.”

I will totally verify it's a great deer repellent. Any thing that smells like boar will repel anything.

[Boar]

Thats cause im mean!!

[glenn57]

so Ken, i had never heard of blosson boost, so i googled it. what came up was alot of products like miricale grow??????? esstentially, is that what you use????

i use epsom salt........was told its about the same as miricale grow. usually put a tablespoon around the stem about every 3-4 watering!!!!!!

this spring i bought this chicken poo at menards and think it was good for the garden............a change from the 10-10-10 i've always used. i'd like to find so type of cow manure like that next year to change things up a bit. been looking but havent seen any????/

[Dotch]

 

[glenn57]

[Bobberineyes]

Turns out I had a half a bag of Milorganite left so batched it with some gypsum pellets for the front yard and the back got just pellets,  it's all I had on hand so hopefully it helps with the rain.

[glenn57]

  up here in the desert, I'd just be happy with some rain!!

[glenn57]

Turns out I had a half a bag of Milorganite left so batched it with some gypsum pellets for the front yard and the back got just pellets,  it's all I had on hand so hopefully it helps with the rain.

i just meandered through the garden section at menards today and seen these bags of gypsum pellets, never really knew what it was?????/

just might get me a bag!!!!!!

[KEN W]

Sorry Glenn.....this is the one I use. on plants that flower. Including my strawberries and my wifes flowers. High middle number........10-54-10

[Gunner55]

Turns out I had a half a bag of Milorganite left so batched it with some gypsum pellets for the front yard and the back got just pellets,  it's all I had on hand so hopefully it helps with the rain.

i just meandered through the garden section at menards today and seen these bags of gypsum pellets, never really knew what it was?????/

just might get me a bag!!!!!! 

You have to BUY that kind of stuff?                                                    

[glenn57]

Turns out I had a half a bag of Milorganite left so batched it with some gypsum pellets for the front yard and the back got just pellets,  it's all I had on hand so hopefully it helps with the rain.

i just meandered through the garden section at menards today and seen these bags of gypsum pellets, never really knew what it was?????/

just might get me a bag!!!!!! 

You have to BUY that kind of stuff?