Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

What I do is different from what most of you do, but many of you have broad experiences, so it can't hurt to ask.  

 

I grow native trees in containers, using a compost-based growing medium.  Since converting to organic materials (no more Ozmocote), my biggest problem is delivering good fertility to a limited root zone for a 9-month growing season. I cannot top-dress thousands of trees several times a year, so I'm considering applying liquid organic fertilizer with the irrigation water.  Can I use a Dosmatic or similar injector pump to deliver a very dilute solution of fish emulsion/compost tea through my drip irrigation system?

 

Thanks for any input.

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz