Liquid vs dry fertilizer & what your preference is

Gerardo · May 6, 2015

Alfalfa-Fish Bone-Crab Meal, Worm Castings and manures (all dry) mixed in for initial potting.

Alfalfa (dry)/Kelp (homemade, liquid)/Molasses/Worm Castings (dry)/+oregonism Tea for twice weekly maintenance (foliar spray and top feeding), and very dilute fish emulsion (liquid).
Seabird Guano (dry, 1st phase)/Indonesian Bat (dry, 2nd phase) as top dress or tea.

All in moderation, so BOTH, depends on growth cycle.

Best bang for the buck is probably the fish emulsion, since you can squeeze a lot of applications out of the gallon size (around 17 or so at HDept). Going the tea route helps to squeeze even more out of the various powders and liquids, reducing your consumption and cost.

And I concur, chloramine decimates the good guys.

May 6, 2015	#32
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Alfalfa-Fish Bone-Crab Meal, Worm Castings and manures (all dry) mixed in for initial potting. Alfalfa (dry)/Kelp (homemade, liquid)/Molasses/Worm Castings (dry)/+oregonism Tea for twice weekly maintenance (foliar spray and top feeding), and very dilute fish emulsion (liquid). Seabird Guano (dry, 1st phase)/Indonesian Bat (dry, 2nd phase) as top dress or tea. All in moderation, so BOTH, depends on growth cycle. Best bang for the buck is probably the fish emulsion, since you can squeeze a lot of applications out of the gallon size (around 17 or so at HDept). Going the tea route helps to squeeze even more out of the various powders and liquids, reducing your consumption and cost. And I concur, chloramine decimates the good guys.