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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:44 pm


Well, commercial ferts can be bad for the environment and they cost money. They can also be confusing as to dosing and such. I use water from my fish tanks to fertilize my plants. I also dump all the water from my tank changes outside where it can be of use as opposed to down the drain where it becomes a burden on the septic system. My plants grow very fast with their weekly dose of fish water. And you should see the patches of grass where I dump the water outside. There's a clear difference because the grass there is a lot higher than everywhere else.

What do you all use for fertilizer and what are your opinions on the different types?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:47 am


This winter I want to experiment with planting rye as a green manure. The most i'll do is add in some compost and manure every spring. Otherwise I've yet to really bother with additional fertilizers.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:25 am


There's also this thread in the guild:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=13271193

which discusses using tea leaves and coffee grounds
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