Organic Convert

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I used the holes to compensate for the lack of organic matter in the soil
at first. I went from 5 gallon holes with horse manure and compost, to 3
gallon holes with horse manure and compost, to 2 gallon holes with just
compost, to 1 gallon holes with either compost, mowed hairy vetch top
growth, or mowed clover and alfalfa mixed into the dirt in the hole
around the seedling.

The OP can probably substitute llama or alpaca manure for the horse
manure and get comparable results. Cow manure or chicken manure
I would layer with leaves and let them compost first.

I keep an eye on the plants, too. If they seem to be a little slow to take off,
I supplement with some fish emulsion, molasses, and liquid kelp (at about
a tablespoon of each per gallon as often as necessary, waiting a couple
of weeks before checking to see if they need more.)

When they first start to set fruit, I will sprinkle another handful of
whatever I mixed into the planting hole under each plant and give
them a soil drench with dissolved molasses. If I have extra compost
still after planting everything, I will make some compost tea when they
are 2-3' high and give each plant a soil drench with a half-gallon to a
gallon of that. I have seen them put on a nice growth spurt immediately
after that.