Can I replace fertilizer with horse feed?
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Comments (8)That sounds scary BB. I read that propionic acid is used mainly for anti rotting(preservative) and/or a means of sterilizing the tools. What must organic gardeners do, grow their own hay/straw? I have used some hay/straw in the past and is a good mulching product. Nowadays its all in the big name stores and industrial crap. Being in San Diego there is a moderate equestrian population, and all the feed stores(on outskirt of the county) carrier the big name crap with all the chemicals and /or nutrient additives. Alfalfa pellets, chicken grit - forgetabaddit....See MoreWe Need Better Horse Feed
Comments (2)Cars are becoming increasingly cheaper to buy and their numbers around the world are growing fast. The energy required to make them all move is huge and difficult to replace without fossil fuels, the maths indicate we actually have no access to any other energy source great enough. I think we will do lot more walking and catch the bus/train more often in the long term future. In the short term, gas fuels like LPG and natural gas, as well as electric engines are going to be popular, but not sustainable for very long. Hydrogen will never happen - providing nobody finds a clever new way to make it with very minimal energy input. The chances of this are low, very low. You'd need to cheat physics, which has been done, but not too often. Nice when it happens, just don't count on it. I really don't see how the energy-hog car can survive as world population increases and our energy reserves reduce....See MoreWhere to find CGM and can I use horse feed as a substitute?
Comments (11)I'm not sure the answer to a lot of those questions. I've got bermuda grass and have been following the bermuda bible for a few months now. I've been poking around in a few different forums, and I read this thread: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/orglawn/msg0622250314674.html?2 The poster at the end of the thread recommended CGM among other grains for bermuda due to the higher protein content. The soil I've got is a fairly dense clay. I had to rent a jackhammer to dig some postholes a while back!! I've been applying BL lawn conditioner to soften up the lawn, and its been working fairly well. Spots that were previously fairly sparse are starting to get grass filled in. I haven't done a soil test yet, so I don't know how much organic matter, or what deficiencies it has. Since its so late in the season I was going to wait until the start of the next growing season to get a soil test done. However, I can say its a white, chalky soil when its dry, so I'm not expecting large amounts of organic matter in the soil. I was hoping the by spraying hummates and kelp help I would get enough microbes started to begin breaking down organic fertilizers. Is that a wrong assumption? Also, the FAQ stated $3-$5 for 50 pound bags of various feed grains. Is that not true anymore? What is a good ballpark to expect to pay for different types of fertilizer?...See MoreFeeding and fertilization
Comments (23)Pink Rose: I haven't used the processed cattle manure that you get in USA but what we get here in Islamabad is the well rotten (year old) cow / buffalo manure from private animal farms that is not given any treatment. It is just kept in heaps in open and allowed to decompose for around a year time. Quality differs from farm to farm. It comes with lot of weed seeds and at times, termite eggs also. Then, it has a relatively high salt content and provides proportionately more nitrogen and phosphorus than potassium which is not a very good proportion for roses. I have stopped using all kind of manures since last about 5 months and only feeding my roses with homemade compost that Straw mentioned in the above post. It is rich in Potassium and Calcium, contains enough nitrogen too and little phosphorus. Addition of wood ash adds trace elements too. My roses have never grown better. It is so convenient and almost free of cost (the only money I spent was on buying 6 terracotta pots which will last many years. Bought the cheapest ones as I was not interested in design / looks). However, it will take 3-4 months for first compost pot to be ready for use. After this, a cycle starts and every 15-20 days, I have a pot ready to be used. best regards...See Moreannpat
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