{"id":24,"date":"2007-05-20T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2007-05-20T15:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/20\/homebrew-organic-fertilizer\/"},"modified":"2007-05-20T11:10:29","modified_gmt":"2007-05-20T15:10:29","slug":"homebrew-organic-fertilizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/20\/homebrew-organic-fertilizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebrew Organic Fertilizer"},"content":{"rendered":"

An important part in rejuvenating the rhubarb patch<\/a> and preparing the tomato vineyard, is to fertilize them. Steve Solomon is my favorite gardening author, and this organic fertilizer recipe is from his Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Natural Gardening<\/a>\"\":<\/p>\n

4 parts (by volume) seed meal (I use cottonseed meal)
\n1 part kelp meal
\n1 part lime
\n1 part rock phosphate or 1\/2 part bone meal<\/p>\n

I used to buy the ingredients in cute little boxes at a local nursery, but it makes much more sense to buy in quantity. <\/p>\n

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I get cottonseed meal and kelp meal by the 50 lb sack at a nearby feed store. The lime is readily available almost anywhere gardening supplies are sold. I follow Mr Solomon’s advice again and use a mix of agricultural lime and dolomite lime for a good balance of calcium and magnesium.<\/p>\n

\"Fertilizer<\/p>\n

Once I’ve measured the ingredients in the correct proportions, I mix them together until the color and texture is uniform.<\/p>\n