Ok, I was wondering why such variations in price with these. It is called Marketing. Which brand would you buy for manure compost? Stinking Chit, or Meadow Muffin?

"Here is a link that might be useful: Hydroponic Fertilizer : What I Use & How to Mix It" That may be useful, although the guy mixing it adds that he is better at counting tomatoes than doing fertilizers. Better just stick with this to get your NPK: If you are using an all-in-one 20-18-38 fertilizer and you wish to replace it with an organic fertilizer, just take the *weight* (whether liquid or solid) of the fertilizer you seek to match and get an equivalent weight of the organic fertilizer as follows: for N: if you use say 10 grams of N=20 and your organic is N=8, you will need 2.5 times the weight of the organic fertilizer. This is because the organic is only has 40% (8/20) the amount of nitrogen. Do the same with the phosphate and potash. For example if I have an organic fertilizer with (A) 5-0-4 rating and another with (B) 0-3-2 and I want close to 10 grams of 20-18-38, I will need 4 times A plus 6 times (B). The result will be: 40 grams of (A) plus 60 grams of (B) which will give the equivalent of 5*4-3*6-(4*4+2*6) which is 20-18-28. It doesn't give the exact K of 20-18-38, but it gives the same nitrogen and as a bonus P as well. If you were concerned about the K you might try 50 grams of (A) plus 70 grams of (B) instead which would make 25-21-34 if I did the multiplication right. getting exactly the 20-18-38 is not really possible as you can see but you can get things pretty close. The important thing is to get an organic fertilizer which has a guaranteed analysis. Cole has already mentioned that plenty of other factors are in play and the organic may be less or in some case more bioavailable, so it isn't as much a degree in chemistry as attention to detail and being and experienced cook which means you've had practice testing the limits of what you can put in the broth and still have it be good.

I've used the Alaska Morbloom over the last year and just ran out a few days ago. Most my garden beds test high for nitrogen already and generally receive ample compost once or twice per year so I don't fertilize a whole lot. I can't complain about the Morbloom nor can I say it worked great. But hey I didn't kill anything with it. :-) My fertilizer of choice is Age Old Organics for containers though occasionally I will use some less than full strength Miracle Grow. Containers need a steady supply of fertilizers as they tend to wash through.. It's about matching the fertilizer to the plant.

I have hard water and used many detergents, dry and liquid. Did not experinced deposits left anywhere in the washer but I always use hot or sanitary and extra rinses. Did not notice difference in between powder or liquid other then I have tendency to spill over the liquid. I always put all detergent right in the drum so I never clean the dispenser. I had white film/ residue once in the corner of my gasket after using roma and zote. It did go away after couple of washes. I love Persil but the cost for now forced me to look for cheap stuff so I bought roma and loved it, tried focca, ariel, well I mixed all of it together plus other leftover powders and now using this mix. Cascade works as a boost too. CS did not work for me and I would never use STPP. It seems too harsh for the machines. I don't use bleach either. I hate Tide w/ passion. It suds up like crazy and leaks from the bottom of one washer.Vinegar in the rinse and prewash helps too.