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organichris · June 8, 2007

I guess the issue of natural vs. organic could be argued forever. And there's no real consensus on much of this stuff. But technically mined minerals are not organic. But yeah, I see your point about the product being from natural sources. On the other hand, everything (miracle gro included) can be traced back to a natural source. My preference is to stick with nutrients derived from organic sources with little or no human processing.

I agree that 5-1-1 is not ideal, and that if such an NPK ratio is being used, one would ideally compensate for the lack of P and K by using other amendments or fertilizers in addition to the fish emulsion.

June 8, 2007	#21
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	I guess the issue of natural vs. organic could be argued forever. And there's no real consensus on much of this stuff. But technically mined minerals are not organic. But yeah, I see your point about the product being from natural sources. On the other hand, everything (miracle gro included) can be traced back to a natural source. My preference is to stick with nutrients derived from organic sources with little or no human processing. I agree that 5-1-1 is not ideal, and that if such an NPK ratio is being used, one would ideally compensate for the lack of P and K by using other amendments or fertilizers in addition to the fish emulsion.