There is a big differance in prise you can get it on line as I stated below for free shipping for $33 gallon or $50 for 2 gallon Neptune Harvest wants $45 a gallon for their junk shipping not included that's terrible,$5 more you can get 2 gallons and Neptune want $45 for 1 ! Go to Kelp4Less as I stated below you won't be disappointed I've been doing this 50 years!!Sorry for coming on again you say you want to buy it other then on line it is very difficult to find. Ebay is a great place to go(buy almost in any State)free shipping with great deals if you search thru all the sites that is where I got mine!Another great place is Kelp4less on line a FANTASTIC USA company shipping always included alot of great products I got some there aswell! But I got my best deal thru Ebay but you have to search thru alot of their sites then you can get fantastic deals with shipping included! It takes patience with Ebay cause you usually have to search thru alot of their sites but it is well worth it cause you find inexpensive great deals if you do so I have done alot of shopping on Ebay and they were always fantastic to me with very good products and they back ther products if you feel you have been ripped off they will always reinburst you 100%!Kelp4less will be a little more expensive(but not much at all)it is well worth it please trust me on this on one of the most trusted and best companies in the USA but it is a great company that you will find top quality products of anything you want for your lawn or garden&shipping is always included its one of the most well respected companies in the USA that even the NFL and big companies buy from aswell! ONE gallon of hydrolated fish is $33 or TWO gallons of it is $50 shipping included that is a fantastic prise when you compare it to other and Neptune Harvest fish emulsion that wants about $45 shipping not included and hydrolated fish is far superior cause it is non cooked it is cold fermented so all the healthy enzymes that are good for the soil and plant are not killed by the cooking process like fish emulsion does that is why hydrolated fish is far superior it feeds the soil aswell as the plants with the good enzymes that have not been killed off by the cooking process like they do with Fish Emulsion I have studied this(the enzymes feed the friendly bacteria in the soil that breaks down the organic matter and fertilizer that makes it available to the plant and also went to school for agriculture and have been gardening for 50 years!Even if you bought it in a store you can not beat Kelt4less prises ans variety of quality products you will ever need!They basically will have everything you will ever need!Its convenient its all shipped to you you need to do no searching or traveling!Mix (molasses) with it 1 tablespoon per gallon H2O plus 1 to 2 tablspoons every two weeks this also boosts the friendly bacteria count in the soil and has iron potash and other helpful thing for the plants plus 1 to 2 tablespoons of hydrolated fish at same time you can add in 1 tablespoon of epsomsat it is sulfur and magnesium not sat it is great fotr tommatos and peppers and especially great for photosynthisis of the plant helping it utitilize the needs of the sun!You say$37 to $40 at Peaceful Valley but if im not mistaken that does not include shipping they are a rip off and very expensive with shipping that is why I never do business with them and I do all my shopping on line for the past 12 years!

I'm a lazy composter. I have two bins in the garden and will probably do a third. I fill one all winter, mostly with kitchen stuff, top it off with grass, newspaper and whatever else in the spring. Water it well all summer and then let it sit for another year. I don't turn it, that would be too much work. Just water it the following summer and then that fall take the bottom stuff. Usually about 3/4. Most of it is broken down. I should probably layer more but went it is -30 out who wants too. The plants don't seem to mind. Cheryl

In the words of Tad Hussey with Simplici-tea.com: "...the difference between our regular Food Kit and our Pro Kits is that we add more ingredients to our dry food mix, and then also innoculate the compost with a liquid. All of the additions we make have been tested with SFI, and we've found that they increase the biology of our compost tea over our regular food kit (unfortunately they also increase our work load so we have to charge more for them)." When I asked him about the "liquid inoculant" he responded: "I can't tell you too much about the liquid innoculant other than to say it's OMRI listed, can be used in organic production, and is a strain of bacillus with other ingredients. We've found that it helps improve the disease suppressive qualities of our compost tea and increase biology." So I've taken to calling it the "Secret Super Sauce". ; ) I guess I should mention he also offered the discount on the regular food kits but I thought for just a couple bucks more why not get the best they have to offer. If anyone wants the regular food kits I'm sure he'll accomodate us. I've used the regular kits and they do make a VERY good tea. Really dark, chocolate sauce color and a pleasant aroma as well. It doesn't get any simpler either; drop in the pre-measured and bagged compost, rip open the food kit and dump it in, sit back and watch it brew. When it's done take out the compost bag and open it up into my compost pile or garden and pour the tea into my watering can or hose end sprayer and go to it. I also like to add a dab of humic acid and seaweed extract to my tea as well. The humic acid neutralizes chlorine found in my city water, and the combo of humic acid and seaweed provides the plants with chitins that improve cellular resistance to stress. More on that later if anyone's curious. Greenjeans

Hi Larry the mulch is labeled "Native Texas shredded hardwood mulch", and is locally produced by Austin Wood Recycling. I believe it is mostly ashe juniper that has been run through a chipper/shredder twice to get that consistency. It's ubiquitous here; we can buy it in bulk or bags from local gardening centers. It's soft to the touch, with pieces up to 2" long, but thin and flexible, similar in consistency to some cypress mulches I have seen. Perhaps that's more available in your area? and hello again, steamyb, you got right on that! Yeah, they are heavy; be good to your back moving it around. Sorry to hear the sinks have gotten pricey. They are pretty sturdy, though, and have held up well for years now. Don't know if you have a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store in your area, but if so, they might be a good resource for a used one. When I was a kid going to the lakes in east Texas, it seems like a lot of gas stations sold worms for fishing bait, and had long, galvanized troughs to raise them in. I would love to get my hands on one of those one day! Or one of those old Coca Cola drink coolers to sell cokes on ice; anything built to last with a drain in it. Guess you could even use an old bathtub if you had a way to get it up high enough and make it look presentable. Just a little harder to build a nice screen with the rounded corners. (I'll bet my aesthetics-conscious husband just felt a ripple in the force and cringed without even knowing why!) Would love to hear how these work out for both of you. cheers, Cathy