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Mission Viejo, CA

What are the top five amendments and/or ferts that you use in your patch? Organic or not, what wouldn't you do without? Azos? Mykos? What makes your pumpkin world go 'round?

1/9/2015 7:41:11 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

7-4-7 organic granular, kelp/seawed, Humic and fulvic acid, lithovit.

Merit for bugs and infuse for disease.

1/16/2015 11:20:28 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

gypsum. SOP. Mycorr. Humic DG. Bull juice.

1/17/2015 10:17:01 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Gopher traps, racoon traps, rat traps, and " anything " that fights disease.

1/17/2015 10:28:26 AM

Connellsville, Pa

North Shore, How much Infuse do you use? A tsp per gallon ?

1/17/2015 10:37:15 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Jabronitc, we use 1oz per gallon with infuse and foliar apply top and bottom of leaves.

Also we use more than 5 products so add 0-0-25 and liquid cal/mag..

And like my Californian cousin....squirrel traps.

1/17/2015 11:45:08 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Thanks for the picture the other day north shore! I even shared it with Kevin that started this post. He he he!

1/17/2015 2:07:26 PM

East Jordan, MI

No way I could pick just 5.

1/17/2015 4:16:43 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Good Chris, but now Kevin knows how I handle squirrels.

1/18/2015 4:32:48 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

So country boy, give us a list of your top 10. Thanks.

1/18/2015 4:34:22 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Agri-Fos, composted cow manure, Mykos, SOP, and a mix of insecticides. One other can't-do-without item is my electric fence,

1/18/2015 5:37:59 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Lets hear it cntryboy.

1/18/2015 9:29:17 PM

Partlow,Va

gypsum, composted manure, Bifen IT, mycorr, shade cloth

1/18/2015 9:48:36 PM

East Jordan, MI

10's still a stretch...how about 15...
soluble kelp, soluble humic, mycorrhizae, bacillus subtilis (companion, serenade max, cease to name a few), merit, bifen, eagle, subdue maxx, garlic extract, daconil, TKO (or any phosphite), CalMag, ureamate, micronutrients, lime

1/19/2015 7:46:50 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Now that's an arsenal!

1/19/2015 8:26:35 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

What about "big bulk" amendments that people add to soil each year? I added alfalfa meal (150 pounds)last year and feel it helped out the soil quite a bit. Anyone else?

1/19/2015 8:43:05 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Yes Luke, good call but I consider those a soil ammendment (like compost and manure).

I rotate alfalfa meal one year and then kelp meal the next. I like the added micronutrients it adds and also the worms seem to love it.

1/19/2015 9:57:15 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Thanks cntryboy...

1/19/2015 10:09:18 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Lol.. Cec.... I would have to admit I do have a long list too.. But my top 5 are above... I know you have to throw everything at them.. Even the kitchen sink

1/20/2015 8:53:43 AM

aurora, IL

I will be using Jersey Greensand, Humic Acid-86, BioGrow Endo Plus, BioGrow Soluble Max, Pumpkin Power, and more... ;)

1/20/2015 12:49:56 PM

Partlow,Va

Thats a good list Chris. I also use BioGrow Endo Plus for mycorr and hoe in humic,azos and coffee grounds with it.

As for the big bulk amendments the ones that I use the most I guess are pellet gypsum, a good 2" layer of leaves, and composted manure to me is very important. My soil OM is 2% so I need grow and to turn in cover crops and add compost to keep it up.

1/20/2015 10:33:03 PM

aurora, IL

Last year I had 20 cubic yards of composted horse manure delivered for free to my family's 3600sqft garden and added 24 lbs of sulfur(30%) to one third, being the pumpkin patch because the pH was 7.7.

1/20/2015 11:57:10 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Thanks all.

Hanks, I had to quit adding compost, my OM was approaching 20% and I had 2 bad years of disease. Along with alfalfa meal, I had 3 yards of sugar maple leaves and mow onto the already growing cover crop and like to believe it works it way in over winter. In spring, I actually add the alfalfa, gypsum, sometime dolomitic lime dpending on ph, and now maybe Kelp meal? I use humic, mycos, bio packed products, seaweed etc more when the plants growing on a smaller scale.

1/21/2015 7:43:39 AM

Holton, Michigan

Radio. .mirrors. . electric fence..imocloprid.. Infuse/ Fertilizer Mixed

5/30/2015 9:13:47 AM