Market Farming

[Sean Albiston <lab AT physics.umn.edu>]

I do what you do Jill.  From what I understand, greensand has water 
retention properties much like vermiculite, it's just not macroscopic in 
your mix.  Vermiculite is terrible to handle.   I use course sand in my 
mix in place of perlite. 

sean albiston
www.bluerooforganics.com
MN zone 4b

> I could, I suppose.  I have in the past.  But this works well.
>  
> Do you use it?
>             Jill Bussiere, Wisconsin  zone 5, sort of
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *Subject:* Re: [Market-farming] Re: Organic fertilizers
>
>     Why no perlite or vermiculite?
>     In a message dated 4/14/2005 10:29:44 AM Central Daylight Time,
>     jdt AT itol.com writes:
>
> >     For my seedlings, I use peat or those bricks of fiber, mixed with
> >     some worm
> >     castings, a bit of Azomite, powdered sea kelp (I have used liquid
> >     in the
> >     past), alfalfa meal, greensand.  It works pretty well, I think!
> >      I don't
> >     have any formula - I just put some of each of the amendments in,
> >     and go
> >     heaviest on the peat or fiber and worm casting
>
>
>     Bill Smith
>     OKC, OK
>     Zone 7A