Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Yesai's Organic Fertilzer Mix(for 100 sf):

6 cups 12-12-2 guano,
4 cups alfalfa,
2 cups Ca lime,
2 cups kelp,
2 cups azomite
6 cups worm castings

(plus 8 gallons of worm castings or 15 gallons of compost)

This is my complete organic fertilizer free of blood, bone and other residues of the slaughter industry. It is meant to replace the yearly depletions in the garden soil from winter rains and from various crops. It is appropriate for gardens in the Pacific Northwest and works best after an initial soil remineralization based upon a soil test that brings the Ca levels up to 4000 lbs per acre and the magnesium up to 1/7 of that. Once properly remineralized, use of this organic mix should keep the soil in good health for several years without additional testing and remineralization.

For a 4'x20' bed, each year initially apply .5 gallon Mix & 12.5 gallons compost*. This should be sufficient for low demand crops like beans, carrots kale. Add side dressings (every 3-4 weeks) for medium demand crops like tomato and corn until .5 gallon have been added. Add another .5 (1 gallon in total) side dressings for high demand crops like celery.

*or 1/2 as much worm

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