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growsherown

Location: Olympic Peninsula

Posted: Apr-20-2004 at 1:18pm

For those of you that recommended Steve Solomons book..."Vege gardening west of the cascades".....a hearty "THANK YOU" goes out to you! This is a wonderful collection of info and I must admit......highly addicting to read. LOL!

I cannot seem to put it down for long, anyways....and have just mixed up and scattered my first batch of complete organic fertilizer. It was quite a task finding the cottonseed meal, and kelp/seaweed meal in my area, and it was quite spendy, but well worth it, Im sure.

A well known company called "Dr.Earth" makes these products, and maybe theres a website, but if not, I was able to find them at one of our local nurseries here. I've read that they are also livestock feed supplements, but was unable to find these products at any local feed dealer either. Out of 4 or 5 nurseries we have here, only the one carried it, and the others had NO CLUE what I was talking about, yet claimed they carried "organic" products.......LOL....I found that hillarious!

Thank you all again for the recommendation..and Ill pass it along.....

"BUY THE BOOK!"....You wont regret it!

 

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gary

Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor

Posted: Apr-20-2004 at 6:35pm

Grows,

Wait until you reread sections each year and find how much you do not remember reading the year before. Trav and I have been owners of most of Steve's 5 editions and I'm sure that he, like me, find somethings each year that I/we didn't connect the year or so before.

Gary

Olympia Sunset Zone 5, USDA Zone 8

 

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growsherown

Location: Olympic Peninsula

Posted: Apr-21-2004 at 8:48am

LOL! I bet! So far, my favorite parts of the book is how he disspells gardening myths. I love his non challant attitudes and his sense of humor....especially on the piece on "Marigold magic"....too funny! Unlike many others Im sure, also grew up in the garden with grandma, and had heard that marigolds help resist bugs and such, and Im glad Steve cleared that nonsense up for me! I am quilty of planting them myself in the garden in years past, "taking up valuable space and ending up with a bunch of stinky flowers"..(enquote!")

This book truly is an investment in vege gardening! Thanks again!

 

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cjmiller

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: May-20-2004 at 3:39pm

Yes, re-reading Solomon is not unlike reading the Song of Solomon--lots of wisdom about all facets of gardening.

Nothing like talking to a fertilizer "expert" only to find out that in your own way you know quite a lot about his specialty that he doesnt quite grasp!

And I thought I had special slugs that for some weird reason really liked marigolds! Actually I tried the short snapdragons in the garden last year and really like the looks--more variety in color, you know.

Carol

 

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Bill N

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-06-2004 at 12:20am

It's a fabulous book - you are going to be astonished how well your veggies are going to grow! If I were you, next year I'd make a big effort to find a feed dealer or farm supply that sells this stuff in the 50lb bags. I pay about $11.00 for cottonseed meal; $28.00 for kelp meal and $12.00 for hard rock phosphate.

Bill

Corvallis

 

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growsherown

Location: Olympic Peninsula

Posted: Jun-06-2004 at 11:53am

Sheesh Bill! So far, the only source of seed meal I have found is at a local *overpriced* nursery here in town at 25$ for a 20lb sack. I checked our feed dealer, they dont carry it, but can order it..not much difference in price tho....

Lord knows, I have already used sooo much of this stuff everywhere, I really do need to buy it in larger quantities! Im already stunned at my veges and herbs....let alone the flowers!!!!!

Tnx for the tip!!!!!!

 

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