Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Harold and Sue Karber" <karber@pldi.net>]

http://homeharvest.com/dripirrigationfertinjection.htm  and http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/63/5/1397  and  http://www.cropinfo.net/drip.htm for pump ideas not advocating the use of chemicals at all period.  

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From: E. E. Mitchamore Jr

To: OpenPermaculture ; Permaculture ; Living on the Land

Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:27 PM

Subject: [Livingontheland] Organic fertilizer through Irrigation

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

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