Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: Good sources of N
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WiZZy |
President - GPC
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Looking for a good, longlasting source of Nitrogen, besides Cow manure.....I hear blood meal is not a long lasting source. Other ideas? or suggestions
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10/4/2007 2:40:55 PM
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Boy genius |
southwest MO
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Feather meal
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10/10/2007 4:54:11 PM
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Big Kahuna 25 |
Ontario, Canada.
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Legume cover Crops. They fix nitrogen from the air and store it in the root zone in the form of nitrates.
Chilean Nitrate 16-0-0, high in sodium, usually used in small quantities.
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10/10/2007 7:55:22 PM
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Ron Rahe (uncron1@hotmail.com) |
Cincinnati,OH
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I used alfalfa pellets this year. My plants didn't run out of gas as quickly this year. I think it was 1 of the reasons I went over 1000 this year.
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10/10/2007 8:35:05 PM
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cotterpins |
Cornell, Wi
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When do u add the alfafla pellets spring or fall?
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10/11/2007 10:09:30 PM
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CountyKid (PECPG) |
Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)
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I use Ammonium Sulfate 21-0-0
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10/11/2007 10:17:02 PM
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Ron Rahe (uncron1@hotmail.com) |
Cincinnati,OH
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I added them in the spring.
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10/11/2007 11:16:46 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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46-0-0 is still the cheapest that the average grower can buy. Calcium Nitrate is better suited. Dried Blood is very pricey but is also good & repells some animals.
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10/12/2007 11:19:58 AM
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WiZZy |
President - GPC
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Tremor I have heard dried blood doesnt last very long. True?
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10/12/2007 12:05:06 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Yes...Dried blood is the most soluble of the natural organic N sources. This is a GOOD thing in the spring IF the soil is warm enough to get the biology working. We NEED the N to run out at fruit-set so a predictable end to the N cycle is desirable.
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10/13/2007 12:51:50 AM
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Green Elephant |
Woodinville, WA, PNW zn 7b
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Another free product like blood and feathers is hair. If you know someone who cuts hair, you can get a lot of free N (and many other trace minerals) Takes a long time to break down in the soil, but does not rob the soil of N like leaves, etc.
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11/12/2007 7:49:21 PM
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