A Safer Way To Fertilize Your Garden
I love Spring and I'm already picking out my tomatoes and other garden goodies right now! One staplew in my garden year after year is Alaska Brand Fish Emulsion. Why? Because I won't use chemical feeds or pesticides in my garden. Besides which all most chemical fertilizer induce a high nitrogen "rush" to your plants. Akin to getting your garden hooked on meth.
This rush makes roses and other plants very vulnerable to pests like aphids. The nitrogen creates a big reservoir of honeydew in the plants. Aphids and ants interact over this compound and swarm the plant in an effort to fill up.
In contrast an good organic fertilizer creates a slow, steady and safe rise in nitrogen, along with other micronutrients critical to plant health.
Chemical fertilizers can burn your plants or create scalding. Organics rarely if ever do. And fish emulsion is among the safest you can use. It stinks, but that evaporates in a few quick minutes after application. I dilute mine, one glop in a gallon of tepid water, which I pour in the early morning over the entire plant.
I follow a once a week feed with my fish emulsion during the entire season. The only other product I use is HB 101. With just these two organic fertilizers, I feed a huge garden of 26 rose bushes and produce about 40 pounds of beefsteak tomatoes per season.
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Thanks for the info. I to am starting my plans and looking for stuff for my garden. voted.
great review!! Gardening is a hobby of mine in the spring and summer. Voted!
Thank you fro the great information.
I really LOVE that this is natural
Doing good, keep it up!
Got my vote. I find this review to be very informative. babmetk
Great review ~ V :)
I need to use some of this this year...I really want a beautiful garden in our new house. Great review! Voted for you! :-)
Great review, I am going to have to try this! Voted
I am always looking for ways to make my garden better.
I have to check this out, I bet it will make my cat crazy from the smell, voted
Excellent review.
V! :)
no green thumb for me...lol
Im An Ass! I missed this somehow, but have three votes, so give one as a gift. Peace...sorry....and Excellent review as always!
Great!
I am with you on the fertilizer issues. Very good information. Great review.
I am also starting to plan thanks for the info. voted
This sounds great! I've had zero luck with chemical fertilizers, and as you mention, critters like aphids that attack my roses, and a few other plants as well (even the hostas...) Great review, much needed info by me, at least! Voted!
Great review! I wouldn't ever be without my Alaska Fish Emulsion - voted!
I never heard of this. I will have to check it out. It sounds pretty good for all around gardening, which is what I need due to variety. Thanks.
Thanks for the info
I started my garden already, but our weather out here in OR has been crazy! All my starts died, so now I'll start over. But now I have your great review about this fertilizer, to help me nourish my second go 'round attempt. Thanks!
Organic is clearly the way to go, good for you and not using harsh chemicals. I had to laugh at picturing your garded addicted to crystal meth though!
Great review...I am far from having a "green thumb" but my husband would find this helpful!!
great review! I love that you explained the reasons why organic is better than chemical.
40 pounds of tomatoes! Happy canning!
That is awesome that you won't use chemical feeds or pesticides in your garden. This sounds like a great product. Good review.
We garden organically too, but I've never tried fish emulsion, though I've heard great things about it. Maybe this year I'll get some.
I have small children and pets and I am always looking for a good organic fertilizer. Great review!
Very nice review - thanks for the information.