[Homestead] Soil fertility
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Thu May 22 19:15:23 EDT 2008
Robert Walton wrote:
> It would be great if I could fertilize this land before the next crop.
> Natural and chemical fertilizers are high priced.
>
> Option 1 chemical: 500# of 10-10-10 an acre would be a real modest
> application. It's about $126 an acre
>
> Option 2 natural: 1 ton of rock phosphate is $450. A ton of Greendsand is $460
>
Option 3 is a few goats, sheep, or a llama, maybe a mini-cow, pastured
poultry, or pigs. With pigs, they'll till it up, add manure, take care
of the weeds, AND give you meat for the deal.
Bev
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BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
34.498N 85.076W Bev is Earth, Ron is Sky
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