Anyone have experience with Feather Meal?

Lcottomsvcs · May 28, 2013

I have come across a cheap source of this and am considering using it in my garden.I understand the NPK of this meal is "12-1-1" from my research. I would like to use it mixed into the soil at planting time.

I am used to using aged manure, tilled in when the garden is turned over in the spring, then used as a tea during the growing season. My question is: Will the feather meal burn plants if it comes in contact with them? How much can I use? I understand it does not make a good fertilizer tea, so I will probably use it to side-dress. Thanks!

roper2008 · May 28, 2013

This guy uses feather meal. Check out the soil preparation.

http://www.grow-it-organically.com/g...ml#fertilizing

Lcottomsvcs · May 29, 2013

thank you, that answered some of my questions.

TightenUp · May 31, 2013

the 1st ingredient on my bag of happy frog tomato and vegetable fertilizer is feather meal.

i used this last season in my SWCs and had great results

dice · June 6, 2013

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00748776

May 28, 2013	#1
Lcottomsvcs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 123	Anyone have experience with Feather Meal? I have come across a cheap source of this and am considering using it in my garden.I understand the NPK of this meal is "12-1-1" from my research. I would like to use it mixed into the soil at planting time. I am used to using aged manure, tilled in when the garden is turned over in the spring, then used as a tea during the growing season. My question is: Will the feather meal burn plants if it comes in contact with them? How much can I use? I understand it does not make a good fertilizer tea, so I will probably use it to side-dress. Thanks! __________________ Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood

May 29, 2013	#3
Lcottomsvcs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 123	thank you, that answered some of my questions. __________________ Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood

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TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	the 1st ingredient on my bag of happy frog tomato and vegetable fertilizer is feather meal. i used this last season in my SWCs and had great results __________________

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dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00748776 __________________ -- alias

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roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	This guy uses feather meal. Check out the soil preparation. http://www.grow-it-organically.com/g...ml#fertilizing