tom
when i use kelp, i combine it with fish emulsion or powder, and i would use it every 2 weeks. check out peaceful valley for kelp, and dried fish powder. i got some a couple years ago, and i think the price was reasonable.
i didn't use kelp or fish emulsion this year. i put several inches of composted horse manure from my neighbor on the garlic bed last year, and planted through that. my garlic doesn't look like it needs anything else. harvest is still over a month away for me. no scapes yet. the hundreds of bulbils i planted last year are looking good i expect some of them will give me small divided bulbs.
i know everyone says horse manure has lots of weed seeds. i haven't had many so far. this is on a field that was just plowed last year. could be because the manure was pretty well composted, hardly any nuggets, and i spread it on the ground thick without tilling it in.
keith
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