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For Lawns

makes apprx 45lbs. 10 lbs Fish Meal* 10 lbs Alfalfa Meal* 5 lbs Composted animal manure* 10 lbs Rock Dust* 1 lb wood ashes (if available) 10 lbs compost*

Blend all ingredients together well, and apply four times per year, or as needed. Sprinkle thin layer over lawn and water well. Lawns love compost, so top dressing lawns once per year with a good rich compost will keep the soil alive and allow for deeper root systems and a pest-free lawn. Compost should be raked into lawn and then watered well. The best time to apply compost to the lawn is in early spring (or as soon as last frost is over). For best results, spray your lawn monthly with a liquid seaweed such as Superseaweed or Nitron's A-35 or Agri-Gro's Turf Formula, or with Gardeners Supply's Roots Plus for Lawns. There are many natural fertilizers available on the market today. These are just a few examples which I have selected out of IGA commercial members catalogs since I know these products and therefore can recommend them on to you. But I strongly suggest that you be careful of the products on the market today and that you ask questions, read the ingredients. Is it 100% Organic? What else is in it?.

Use this Check List to determine how your brand of fertilizer rates:

1... Is it 100% Pure Organic? Natural?7 Check here if yes and go on to #2. If you answered no, stop go no further you lose.

2... What other ingredients does it have? Are they chemical or natural ? Check here if the ingredients are natural and go on to #3. If chemical, stop go no further you lose.

3... What is the source of nitrogen? Organic or Chemical ? Check here if you answered Organic and go on to #4. If you answered Chemical Stop, your fertilizer loses.

4... Is it made with Sewer Sludge? How is the sewer sludge processed? What heavy metals does it have ? check here if No and go on to #5. If you answered yes stop, you lose.

5... Does it use animal parts ? check here if No You win! You have a great organic fertilizer! If you answered yes sorry but your fertilizer came close but not good enough!

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1 The formula here is just a guide line for you to follow. Use what you can get a hold of first. Don't stress yourself out looking for something on the list. If you can't find it don't worry! Use instead something like it, if possible, or ask your local nursery or call up my web site for free! See info in back of this book.

2 By lots of compost I mean approx. 50 lb. of compost per mature tree. 100 lb. would not be too much for a 10 year old tree.

3 Add it during the composting process and not at the end.

4 I don't mention PH too much in this book. Basically you'll need to keep on eye on the PH levels of your soil, compost to make sure they fall within the plants needed range. I have learned from experience that if your plants are doing well and you are having little or no problems with pests and diseases that your PH levels are also correct. A good soil test would help you to determine if your PH is too high or too low.

5 The grass clipping, tho it is full of nitrogen, won't make it available to the soil/plants until it has broken down. During the breaking down process, it will take away food from the soil and or plants. Grass clippings can be used as a light mulch when there is plenty of good rich compost already available.

6 See chapter on making your own foliar spray.

7 States differ in their definitions of what is organic and what is natural. To me organic and natural are one and the same. Organic to means naturally occurring, naturally found in Nature.

8 We are trying here to prevent cruelty to animals.

Don't want to make all this? Here are a few organic fertilizers resources I suggest :

yours

Andy Lopez
The Invisible Gardener