Nitrogen?

[big rockpile]

I have Fish Emulsion 5-1-1 but there is Alfalfa Meal Meal 2-1-1.

Which is better? The Fish emulsion is Liquid and I have it. The Alfalfa Meal is dry and I would have to buy it.

big rockpile

 

[Oliver Buckle]

' Better for what? ' would not be an unreasonable question. The alfalfa would add some vegetable material, but you could be adding the fish to something vegetable based; some things like their nutrients provided subtly, some like to be slapped in the face with them.
One you have to pay for, the other you don't even have to go out, liquids mix well, the meal would make a good topping.
I could go on, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, unless the thing you want to use it for dictates one is better.

 

[pepper2.0]

I also would go with the fish emulsion.

 

[big rockpile]

I also would go with the fish emulsion.

I’m thinking this to. Could clean my Chicken House out that would help.

I’m trying to break down Compost and need more. Going to be hard enough with cooler temperatures.

big rockpile

 

[DirtMechanic]

You mainly need water. if you want to start a fire use ammonia. But watch out at 5% ammonia you best mix it with 10 times the water. No more than 1% or 5x. The protien from the bacteria and then the fungus is gonna have nitrogen so give them water to help them rot it.

 

[big rockpile]

Had a Deer given to us and we put the cleanings in the Wheelbarrow.

It rained last night and there is some water in it. Thinking of adding more water then take the water in a Bucket and pour it on it.

Figure the Blood will work.

big rockpile

 

[smitty55]

I have Fish Emulsion 5-1-1 but there is Alfalfa Meal Meal 2-1-1.

Which is better? The Fish emulsion is Liquid and I have it. The Alfalfa Meal is dry and I would have to buy it.

big rockpile

I use both, fish emulsion for feeding all my seedlings until they go into the ground and my vegetable beds get a couple of feeds of organic alfalfa pellets over the first half of the season. I also add some pellets to my compost tea on occasion when I want to boost the N content. They both have beneficial nutrients not found in the other and a big bonus to alfalfa is its content of triacontanol, a natural growth stimulant hormone. Alfalfa tea make for an excellent fertilizer as well but it gets pretty ripe as it brews.

Alfalfa Meal: The Green Superfood for Your Garden

Alfalfa meal, derived from ground alfalfa plants, is a nutrient-rich soil amendment that offers a host of benefits for gardeners looking to enrich their soil organically.Known as the 'father of all foods,' alfalfa brings a balanced blend of essential nutrients,…

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Alfalfa Tea - The Garden Academy

Alfalfa contains a wealth of nutrients that have been shown to be beneficial to plant growth. Alfalfa can be used in several forms – meal, cubes or pellets that are Read More

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DIY Alfalfa Fertilizer for Higher Yields - Rodale Institute

Every year, all the local organic farmers meet for the split up of the feather meal truck in Pittsboro, NC, go home and dump the stuff on our fields. One

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[big rockpile]

I’m trying to heat up my Compost.

big rockpile

 

[DirtMechanic]

I’m trying to heat up my Compost.

big rockpile

You have turned it in the last 6 month or less right? and wet each layer as youbwent I mean? It is wet deep inside yes?

 

[big rockpile]

It is a fresh pile going to turn today. Supposed to rain Monday.

Needing to get some extra money $3,000 for teeth Gas Company is messing with me saying I need a Regulator for every appliance still need to get one for the Greenhouse before I can use any.

Insurance isn’t wanting to pay on my Cancer that is spreading.

big rockpile

 

[DirtMechanic]

It is a fresh pile going to turn today. Supposed to rain Monday.

Needing to get some extra money $3,000 for teeth Gas Company is messing with me saying I need a Regulator for every appliance still need to get one for the Greenhouse before I can use any.

Insurance isn’t wanting to pay on my Cancer that is spreading.

big rockpile

Which company is that?

 

[big rockpile]

MFA Propane in Lebanon Missouri.

Never have I seen a place with a Regulator for each Appliance. Hey all my Appliances have built in Regulator's.

Been arguing with them all Summer. Heck of it is they owe me $1,500 worth of Propane.

big rockpile

 

[Meadowlark]

MFA...does that ever bring back old memories...some good and some not so good.

Bought all our feed there including the feed for the milk cows that put me through undergraduate college.

 

[PGB1]

I’m trying to break down Compost and need more. Going to be hard enough with cooler temperatures.

My father told me that in the old days, in the old country they would put yeast in the compost and that it didn't take much. He lived in the mountains where it got really cold.

I do that to my pile, along with chopped up leaves. The pile releases steam in winter if I put a shovel to it. Usually I use a few packets of baking yeast, other times I use septic tank enzymes just before the first snow is predicted.

Sometimes the simple, old way works best.

Paul

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Old plastic bags turned black side out and piled in a block where the sun falls on them do it for me, better in Summer of course.