Save Money & Blend Your Own All Purpose Organic Fertilizer: Understanding NPK & The Ingredients

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[@lonismith3002]

My Lowe’s, Home Depot, AND Walmart have 2lb-10lb + bags of brand name granular AND liquid fertilizer for as low as $1+ for a $15 bag. Even blood and bone meal. No kidding! I wish I could share a pic of everything I got! I spent about $40 stocking up. Ha ha and I’ve given some to friends because I have so much. When you find a good deal, stock up and share!! Great video, as usual Gary!!

[@russellborrego1689]

"When you find a good deal, stock up and share!!" Absolutely. Excellent attitude to have! 👍👍

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[@Sickdl]

In maryland too. Already bought some plants 50%off. Going for fertilizer tomorrow

[@thetheoryprincess3050]

This is brilliant Gary! I have watched you for almost a year now, and I've gotta say, I love your carefully prepped vids esp on fertilizers as it's one of the most overwhelming parts of gardening, (at least for me personally.) The note cards you meticulously write out, are worth the effort. Makes the information easy to digest. If I'm ever lucky enough to score bags of fertilizer for that kind of deal, i'm definitely going to do this. :)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@bigrich6750]

That was very helpful. I buy whatever is on sale. Even high nitrogen lawn fertilizer can be used in the garden, if mixed with other P and K ingredients, and often lawn fertilizer has some iron in it which is helpful in the garden.

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[@happyg8059]

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[@theresaanndiaz3179]

Your commonsense approach to gardening is so refreshing. I have learned so much from you.

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[@keyphabenyisrael3219]

It's been months since we were able to buy 16lb Jobe's Organics bags on the cheap at Lowes. Our local lowe's has had barely any soil amendments in stock ever since. We just missed the recent Home Depot deals so I was frustrated, but we made out like bandits at Walmart. Most of their fertilizer bags were $1 each, even the 16lb Jobe's and 18lb Espoma. We didn't get there in time for that awesome score, but we did get more than a few 8lb bags of Tomato Tone for $1, along with multiple bags of the Walmart brand fertilizers. If I can ever find deals on bone meal and blood meal, I might have to revisit this video, thanks for sharing!

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[@Earthy-Artist]

I was like, 'yay inexpensive DIY fertilizer mixes'!, ....and then 'uh-oh math' 😱 lol. I remember when you bought a whole bunch of Holly Food a while back & explained that it can be used anywhere in a garden --Thank You for teaching me how to beat the 'overpriced' system!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@Earthy-Artist]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN As primarily an artsy creative type my brain isn't wired for math although I do it when necessary 🙂.

[@jacquelineanthony1080]

WOW!!!! JUST AMAZING!!!!!!! I never thought it like that... just makes sense now.... thank you thank you and thank you ... I will follow like this.. I just called Lowes and Home Depot and they said nothing on sale yet maybe in two months... wow.. simply wow..

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@garycsfunlife]

Oh my god I've been looking for this exact information all day ty very much nobody wants to just give you the answer it seems like they want to sell you the specialized calculator for everything for a thousand plus yards just to figure out my 4 plants in 3 gallon pots

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@michaelmorgan5714]

Oh, Gary I tried the long day Spanish onions this year and they turned out fine they did take about 3 extra weeks till they were ready to pull and cure and they only get between 3 to 4 inches. Next year I'll try those expression onions I mentioned this early summer. I ordered a pack of seed those are the ones that the young man at the Annapolis farmers market said were more consistent than candy but I noticed his were about 4 inches, and more than half of my candy were 5 to 6 inches. So I'll be leaning on the candy for our main crop this coming year. My wife likes the little flat chipollene and her father is fond of the torpedo. Needles to say I'll be reading your new book this winter once the summer crops are pulled and the new shed is built.And Audrey is putting together her puzzles. I have set up for testing some new root stock seed we grew this year for grafting our heirloom tomatoes and I'll know how they work out buy August I have High hopes for an Effialto cross that had a 2 1/2 inch root base last year and seems to be stable enough to try next year on the Giant Belgium. I've always had more trouble with grafting them and they are my favorite tomato of all time. I may try moving a pepper plant indoors this winter just because I watched you do it last year and didn't get around to it till it was to late. The butterflies are almost all flown to Mexico so I'll have some of the Tithonia pots to use for a big pepper plant or two . Hope all is well : Mike from Bowie

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[@esrcornwell]

Thanks Gary. I have been searching for this and it's nice and basic and easy to calculate.

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[@growmother8636]

Thank you! This solidified my knowledge up perfectly! ,💚

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[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

No deals in my area at all, but going every week to HD!! (I’m in zone 9 )In the meantime I’ve been making my own bone meal, powdered banana peels, and have alfalfa pellets. Have plenty of egg shells and chicken manure and worm poo/compost. I do prefer a commercial fertilizer but really trying to keep costs down and use what I already have. I had awesome peppers this year! I think it was you, Gary, who suggested putting bone meal in the planting holes of peppers. Thank you!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That works. Yeah bone meal really helps. Ill be making this into a root crop fertilizer with bone meal but would also use it on peppers. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@derrickwilson5562]

I never thought to do this. thank you 🙏🏾

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[@ahal_gokdepe]

That's a great formula. Thanks for sharing

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[@NewMindGarden]

Awesome video 🌷🌷

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[@samueljaramillo4221]

Great video on blending your own organic fertilizers.

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[@jillian1515]

Awesome! Thanks for the lesson 🥰🌱

[@Suzy48ful]

Thank you for simplifying, also Love your new book ......

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[@akrimmer]

Great advice! I’m going shopping for fertilizer tomorrow! Love you channel ❤️ I’m going to go find your podcast.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks. The sales pop up over the months. Sometimes 1 type is on sale and weeks later the others go on sale. I just stock up when I find it. At 75% off that's worth it. You can get to the podcast below too. Thanks again. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

A tomato is a tomato!! lol .. Preach!! Omigoodness, this is historic!! Sorry for all the exclamation points but the math is so spot on. You have unlocked the keys to the kingdom, in my opinion. Thank you sir, again!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@jtharp9265]

Yes Gary thank you Worm castings, & worm tea . . God bless you & thank you for such great informative content !!!!

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[@jtharp9265]

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[@hosomaki]

Thank you for all of your usefull videos. I’m in south of france (Var) , i bought your book 👍🏼👍🏼

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[@nancytabor8302]

Wow this is great information. I had no idea!

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[@jtharp9265]

Hi , yeap I got Blood meal for my onions coming in a few weeks on sale at home depot saved so much , keep looking as they lower some & then others later , Great content like always , I've learned so much from you , God bless you 🙏🏻

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@jeremykemp3782]

excellent video, thank you

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[@rockyusa2012]

Great video. Thanks.

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[@joaoalbertofn]

Amazing video! Can i use the same logic blending organic individual fertilizers? Exemple: mixing bone meal + kelp + alfalfa.

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You can and will get a good general representation of NPK. Please subscribe as it really helps me & please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Check out my Amazon Storefront for garden lights, seed starting supplies, fertilizer, pest management, books and more! www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim.

[@titanart6225]

Gary, can you please recommend a video or film a video explaining fertilizing timetables, how often to use fish emulsion versus bloodmeal and bonemeal or other granule fertilizers?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

There isn't one. There are so many ways to do it. We kind of have to make are own time table. Nowadays I amend beds falls and spring and top dress 1 or 2 times during the season. Water soluble every 2-4 weeks based on plants and how they look. Bone and blood meal, I would add in the spring where I have plants that would enjoy it. Learned one time. Sorry I can't be more specific Please subscribe as it really helps me & please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Check out my Amazon Storefront for garden lights, seed starting supplies, fertilizer, pest management, books and more! www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim.

[@gardeningplus7271]

I like compost from city garbage,lol....hi gary,cheers.thats the way i do gardening and always had good result over 30 years.

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[@gardeningplus7271]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN you go ahed thanks but no thanks i dont want slugs and maggots and flies, in my food im growing.cheers.

[@JeffWok]

Excellent video!

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[@andleebkhan9620]

Gary your videos are so helpful and practical, I learn so much. I'm in northern silver spring, would love to come by sometime. Or is your seed shop only online?

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[@wynterwolf7663]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience! Would you consider uploading your videos to Rumble?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I have dont some but there has been minimal interest and I have to prioritize my time for other social media. Maybe in the future. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Check out my Amazon Storefront for garden lights, seed starting supplies, fertilizer, pest management, books and more! www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden

[@stevenlehmann4432]

This is a great video and the quality was perfect 👌, doyou store all these in the buckets with lids overwinter or do you use them

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@AlvinMcManus]

Fertilizer as far as I know never goes on sale. In California zones 9a,b-10 we just don't get that winter you have that shuts down the gardens. It's always garden season for one crop or another. I'm shopping Amazon Prime for the cheapest I can find with free shipping.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Very informative & expert advice Sir. Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to see other videos in this series.. Keep up the Excellent work. 👏👏👏👏👏

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[@JannatJannat56]

Very informative .Can u tell us how to make our own npk fertiliser with diff .ratios .I have blood meal , bone meal and potash .

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[@657449]

Where I live in NJ, there are no end of season sales.

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[@TomRubicon5949]

Is there a way to use kitchen stuff / food waste? I read about coffee, banana peels, egg shells and milk. What's your take on this?

[@adrianianna2868]

Good stuff

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[@rhondamitchell5892]

Hello I watched your video about wrapping your fig tree ,but mine is new about 3to4ft tall should I dig it up and pot it again bring in side I'm In Tennessee i think zone 7 ???

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I would not dig it up. You might be fine in Tennessee but a wrap will help. The roots will survive just fine. Worst case is the upper wood gets damage but new shoots come up. I don't wrap my Chicago Hardy figs and our winters are more harsh. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@thesnazzygarden]

Thank you! This was great info as always. Although you're now affiliated with vermisterra, do you still use your hungry bin? If so , will you be doing any videos on producing your own castings?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I still have my Hungry Bin, It works well. Ill do more on it in the spring but since I went big on composting and leaf composting... I have a lot for my garden so worm casting production took a back seat Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@warchemisteqoa6124]

Gary does your book help with the hardening off process of young plants from seeds?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It talks about the concept as I have in videos. But no set way to do it because it varies on the weather and all that like cloud day verses sunny day. You just have to go slow and steady. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@maedenise8352]

I live in Central PA can I store fertilizers, amendments and worm casting in the shed year round? Does fluctuations in tempature make them less effective?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

As long as it is dry, you are good to go with these. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@marilynpounds4379]

Gary, can I use these products on my yard too? I have about 400 sq ft of just dirt - the grass is all gone. Not sure if it was disease, lack of sun (pecan trees too much shade or draining nutrients) or ? I’m going to try and re-sod after my soil sample test comes back, but was wondering if these would be okay to add to my ground.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Yeah this fertilizers are fine. You can use them but if the soil is not growing. much, I might get a soil test Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@NdesFarmer]

thank you

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@desertguy08]

Thank you very much for sharing! My question is...why did the call it "organic" if there are N-P-K chemicals in it? I am looking for true "organic" fertilizer so my tortoise can munch on the plants and flowers that I grow in my backyard.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Well short version is all things are chemicals. Made up of elements. Organic has become a way to say 'safer' really. It is over used and really a commercial prop to get us to spend more and buy more. True organic is good old homemade compost. The 'Organic' fertilizers are chicken manure for industrial animal farms. Blood meal is freeze dried bovine/pig blood. Bone meal is steam caused cattle bones. Typically these are the main ingredients. True organic is earth, water, and compost. Good luck. Thanks! Over 1500 gardening videos on my YT channel. Here is how you can support me, & The Rusted Garden... Please Subscribe & The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop: www.therustedgarden.com/

[@ccrusat]

I live in Hawaii. We donʻt seem to have those awesomely cheap sales :(

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@FirstLast-numba1]

most plants use nutes at a ratio of 3-1-2 throughout their life

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@croninscott]

Hi Gary--are you finding these on sale at big box stores or independent nurseries? I was just at Lowes and was surprised to find that all their potting mix was full price...I was shocked. I was able to get some mulch for half off though a month ago.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@karihicks1176]

Since so many granular fertilizers are so inexpensive right now, can they be mixed with water to make a faster acting fertilizer next season?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@sweetmary9326]

Hi Gary! Question a want to put alfalfa on my garden soil I do not have a rase bed is just right in the ground. Is will be ok to cover the alfalfa with carbor or garden fabric to block weed? I don't wanna feed the weed they grow like crazy. Thank you.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You can that. I would soak the alfalfa after you put it down. Covering it is fine is it all break down and all that. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@sweetmary9326]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you. Blessings.

[@NNTorious]

I think the reason companies mix those bacteria and stuff in there is because if you are using dead soil, the fertilizer pretty much won't work.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I feel it's a bid more of gimmick. I agree if you are using it in containers for sure. But tossing in a shovel full of your earth brings in all the soil life. It's one of those things that 1 company did it and the rest had to follow. Please Subscribe. It really helps me. Thanks! Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop (My Shop) for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com And please support The Rusted Garden by using my Amazon Store Link when shopping for anything on Amazon www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden. As an Amazon Associate I earn from any qualified purchases, not just items I link. You can also find items I use or discuss in videos, by checking out my Amazon Storefront for fertilizer, pest management, shade cloth, seed starting supplies, books and more! Thanks & Cheers!

[@Finnbane]

Hmm I always thought you can't really mix those because for example with the 3-4-4, N is 3 parts of 11 and on the other bag it's 3-5-6 so N is 3 parts of 14? So there are two different ratios

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You can mix them. It's not a perfect blend but based on volume similarity It is based the N P K 3 4 4 is based on the enter volume. GreenStalk Vertical Garden Planters (Huge Sale May 2-13) Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Planting Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=therustedgarden

[@generalawareness101]

I have a question about nutrients. If I have 10-10-10 and let's say a 12-18-25, and do an EC test with the result being at 1.2. Are the results the same, or is one stronger in reality? I am getting lost in the trees with all this stuff as I try to figure out what is destroying my plants after the cotyledon leaves drop.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

The numbers are the concentration in the bag. In theory each bag varies in amounts. Based on how you spread it out, varies the concentration on the soil. My advice and I follow it... is buy whats on sale. pH varies greatly too based on depth. I use fertilizers below a 5-5-5 and just scatter a handful around. All that being said. Plants dying off early arent usually fertilizing issues or pH. Unless you really effected them in some way early on. Sorry I cant be more help You can find items I use or discuss in videos, by checking out my Amazon Storefront for fertilizer, pest management, shade cloth, seed starting supplies, books and more! at www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop (My Shop) for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com Please subscribe if you have a chance (Thanks!)

[@generalawareness101]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN In 2022 nothing goes on sale or I would snatch it up. I miss the 1980s and 1990s where I could go to a big box store/home improvement and find everything I need with sales happening all the time.

[@jackrudden5970]

Where did you get those? Everywhere I’ve looked doesn’t have any left!!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@das250250]

If the npk ratio is 3-4-5 npk that represent 3% 4% and 5% respectively . What is the remaining 100- (3+4+5) = 88% consist of ?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@brianschindler1511]

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[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks

[@MasesTV7]

Questions why you mixed different types of fertilizer Instead of using a single one?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You can just go with what's in the bag and move bag to bag. I like to mix them in a big container as it is easy to store and transport. When I add it things, then I don't have to go to 3 bags and bring them to the garden. Like lime, castings, wood ash. But I mix these to that base and in the next videos I specialize them for bulbs or greens. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@jacquelineanthony1080]

Can I use the coupon in two weeks would it still be valid?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@argetni119]

can organic lawn fertilizer work the same way?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@MeandYouHello]

How about acid fertilizer can I use with any plant?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Well depends. I use holly tone which is a bit more acidic and I bought it on sale. It isn't a ton of acidity. But my soil runs high alkaline. If you have a very acidic soil, I probably wouldn't use it. Otherwise, its fine. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@MeandYouHello]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Interesting thanks for the information my soil is alkaline so it works out

[@whiskey6964]

How much should I mix in per gallon of soil?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@hildaarana9727]

Where in Maryland we can find those fertilizer at discount price?

[@patriciap4952]

Best time to buy fertilizers are end of the season in any state. Most stores don’t want to carry the inventory

[@jtharp9265]

Home depot or lowes, all stores that carry it , I usually go once or 2x a week to see what's on sale ..God bless you , getting ready to plant 150 onions next month & garlic this weekend & started making Sweet potatoe slips by putting several in ground then will get great roots in water . Have a great harvest God bless Josette Tharp Montgomery, Texas 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Lowes had the Knock Out Rose. Home Depot had the Miracle Gro Raised Bed. Walmart had the Expert. They are probably gone but I just keep looking and watch for others to go on sale Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@jtharp9265]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you Gary 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻

[@jackiehorsley9263]

when It to fertilizer I was always so Guilty of thinking that I had to buy a fertilizer when It came to the name that matched the vegetable that I was growing but now I know I don't have to do that

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Not one bit. The ingredients are the same. The slight change in NPK is negligible. Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@timothyshanley1132]

Garry emailed you on your website, was trying to order starter trays, but you never answered

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@gdreilly]

Which stores do you normally see these items go on sale at?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Home Depot Lowes and Walmart Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com

[@gdreilly]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN thank you

[@garybrooks1194]

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[@bowler8]

they never reduce ours

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@tuconexionlocal7516]

😒🙄🙄🙄Go straight to 5:15 🤜🥴

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@OrganicGreens]

I recommend buying 50 pound bags of non mixed fertilizer for the cheapest way. I buy 50 pound bags of amendments and its very cheap. I buy 50 pounds of alfalfa feed for 15 bucks at tractor supply. Its alot more work buying bags of gypsum, dolomite lime, crab meal, poultry manure, etc... You get lots of control this way if you obsessive about growing nutrient dense food. Here is my full soil recipe for anyone who wants it. Here is what I use for amendments mixed into my peat, pearlite , compost blend. 1 part of each All amendments listed are per 1 cubic foot of soil or about 7.5 gallons. 1 cup kelp meal 1 cup alfalfa meal 1/2 cup Neem meal 1/2 cup Crab or Crustacean Meal 1 + 1/2 cups Glacial Rock Dust 1 cup of Gypsum 1 cup Oyster Shell flour 1/2 cup Azomite 1/4 cup rock phosphate 1 cup dolomite lime ↓(optional)↓ 2- 4 handfuls of worm castings 2-4 cups bio char 1 cup green sand 1 cup prilled/ pelletized rock phosphate** ( hard to find) add 5-10% water let sit for 2 weeks or more to cook

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks so much for the information.