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Originally Posted by tuk50
I realize this is an old thread, but was wondering why no one mentioned blood meal. My desert soil is naturally devoid of healthy levels of N for vegetable gardening, so it is always an issue for me. Well composted horse manure at about 6in per year is my base, then I use cottonseed meal when planting seed and after a few weeks if something is looking a bit dull I side dress with bloodmeal and water in with liquid fish and blackstrap for a quick green up of the leaves. It is economical enough and it keeps my worm population happy. If the worms are happy then I'm a happy gardener.
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Blood meal is typically 13% N. For an all-purpose quick-release water-soluble I'd choose 20-6-16 with minors and micros chelated in amino acid. Works great, far lower cost per dosage than blood meal, and no unwanted pharmaceuticals in the mix.