Blog List Category: Fertilizer

Mycorrhizal Inoculant Investigation – Do They Work?

Mycorrhizal Inoculant products have been around for more than 10 years but the number of products available is rapidly…

Is Urine Safe to Use in the Garden?

Is urine in the garden a match made in heaven or hell on earth? Human urine is not commonly used as a fertilizer but we do…

Is Bone Meal Good for the Garden?

Bone meal, or bonemeal, is a common organic soil amendment and many consider it to be a good fertilizer. It is a “must…

Is Sugar Water Good For Plants

Is sugar water good for plants? This is a very interesting question and one that leads to all kinds of fun facts about…

Fertilizer Nonsense #4: Soil Tests

Lots of information in books and on websites recommend a soil test to help you select the right fertilizer numbers. This is…

DIY Cal-Mag Fertilizer (Calcium Acetate) – Does It Work?

I recently did a post about Cal-Mag where I described the value of getting the calcium level right. As part of that work I…

The Organic Farming Myth by R. I. Throckmorton

I was searching for earthworm myths and stumbled upon this essay on the organic farming myth. It was published in the…

Cal-Mag for Plants – What Is It and Do You Need It?

Cal-Mag stands for Calcium and Magnesium, two of the macronutrients that are rarely discussed when we talk about plant…

10 Fertilizer Myths That Will Save You Money

Fertilizers are very misunderstood by gardeners and for good reasons. Most books and videos repeat myths about fertilizers…
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