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Old September 18, 2007   #3
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DC,

Thanks. Yes I do fertilize with organic fertilizer. In the fall I prep the beds with fall rye and legumes. When I turn the soil early in the year I might add some compost, manure and alfalfa meal, which I let break down for two to three weeks before I till and plant the seedlings. During the course of the growing season I feed with fish fertilizer and apply sea kelp as a foliar spray. Normally, I'll stop feeding late July.
Approximately half of my harvest is still on the vines. About 15% was lost to blight.

Alex
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