For planting some shit in a pot on a patio in an Apartment
UndertheOcean
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Mon Apr-27-09 07:51 PM
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For planting some shit in a pot on a patio in an Apartment |
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Is "miracle grow" overkill , or any Earth with bugs and dog poo will do ?
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Mon Apr-27-09 07:58 PM
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1. I wouldn't use Miracle Grow because it's not organic |
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But if you're growing something edible, you don't want carnivore poop near it.
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Mon Apr-27-09 08:20 PM
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2. There's a better brand... |
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Edited on Mon Apr-27-09 08:21 PM by jmowreader
I don't remember the name, but it's packaged in used coke bottles and it's made out of worm shit.
On edit: It's called Terracycle.
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Mon Apr-27-09 08:30 PM
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3. Plants in patio pots usually do better with frequent, low doses applications of fertilizer. |
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You can use Miracle-Gro or other such fertilizers if you don't care about organics, but be sure to dissolve a very small amount in water --say about 1/4 the amount called for on the box/bottle--and feed the plants weekly. IIRC bigger hits of fertilizer can wreak havoc with the plants because of their weaker root systems.
No poo unless it's commercial chicken manure made brewed into a weak tea.
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