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  • From: "James H. Corey" <1corey AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] fertilizers
  • Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:38:55 -0500

Bill,

I will tell you my experience last year. I have a greenhouse in which I grow
9000 strawberry plants. I do not use anything but organic products on the
exterior of the plants, and last year, decided I also wanted to use organic
fertilizer in the drip system. The result was I completely clogged my system,
and killed all of my plants. I went to our local hydroponic expert who
operates a store in our area, and while like me, a believer in going organic,
said that I should never, ever use an organic fertilizer in my drip system.
So
I will not try that again. I then had to purchase peroxide from him to "boil"
out my system - not fun. So from my perspective, I wouldn't recommend it.

Pam
Rose Hill Plantation

Bill Shoemaker wrote:

> Market Farmers
>
> I have a question about organic fertilizers for any who want to respond.
> What organic fertilizers have you found that work well and can be used in a
> drip irrigation system (fertigation) without clogging emitters? I'm
> particularly interested in products that have general availability. Thanks
> for your responses.
>
> Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist - Food Crops
> University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
> www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
>
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