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I happen to come across 300 lbs of corn meal. Is the application rate a pretty big window, or can you over do it?
My patch is only 600 ft. What are the concequences of too much, and should it be tilled in a long time before planting?
As with most things, I'm still fighting off the "more is good/too much is better" attitude.

2/8/2006 10:15:12 PM

Montoursville, PA

David....you can safely used ten to fifteen pounds per year on that 600 sq. ft. It would go nicely around other foundation plantings and bedding plants at about the same rate. Your lawn could use a dose too. 300 lbs. should go onto your property with no problem....but not all on the pumpkin patch at one time.

2/9/2006 4:42:17 PM

Garden

10-15 lbs? They are in 50lb sacks. Seems like 10-15 lbs will not even cover 600 ft with a light dusting.
Is this rate considering the fact that I plan to till it in?
Also, what would be the concequences of over doing it?

Thanks Doc

2/9/2006 5:03:57 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Q. I’ve heard you mention horticultural cornmeal. We cannot find it here so can you use the cornmeal that you buy in the grocery stores? Also, what can you use in place of the dry molasses? – F.N.H., Piney Woods of East Texas

A. Most feed stores have cornmeal available in larger bags than grocery stores have. They also should have the dry molasses because it is primarily an animal feed product. If that fails, buy Aunt Jemima cornmeal and the darkest liquid molasses from the grocery store. Aunt Jemima is the cornmeal that worked the best for Joe McFarland and his staff at the Stephenville A&M Research Center. They are the research team that discovered the fungal fighting properties of cornmeal. In their field trials and lab work, cornmeal controlled a problem fungus that had long plagued peanut crops. Apply the cornmeal to the soil for fungal diseases control at 10-20 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. or 400-800 lbs. per acre. Spray the liquid molasses at about an ounce per 1,000 sq. ft. or about 1 gallon per acre.

Taken from the Dirt Doctor

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/dallasnews.php?id=46

2/10/2006 5:51:35 PM

Montoursville, PA

Most areas that have hog farms have feed stores that sell hog mash. Hog mash is one form, of agriculture corn meal.
This mash is also blended into other dry feed mixes.

4/4/2006 12:32:26 PM