[greeneyes]

Pinging the list.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Started tomatoes, peppers, herbs and some flowers a week ago. The babies are 1/4 to 1/2 inch tall. No “first” leaves yet.

[Starstruck]

Please remove me from your ping list as I’m no longer welcome here.

[daniel1212]

Can i ask your list what they think is the best organic fertilizer for MA (New England acidic) soils, which in this case is for an area only about 20' x 6' on the SW side of an apt. bldg. in the city, which only get about 5 hours of sun a day at best.

I have used Miracle Gro and had a fair harvest of Butternut Squash for two seasons. Looking to do better, I have been reading about GroPal Bal (One hundred gallons of Australian ocean water are evaporated down to a 1 gallon concentrate, making it a product packed with trace minerals) which formula the author says he thinks "has the potential to revolutionize agriculture," but this novice is skeptical and am not looking to spend a lot of money. At $24.95 + shipping for a 8 ounce bottle (1/8th an acre) i want to do research.

RE acidic soil, that author claims "Sulfur bacteria are eliminated by Lime. This is why you need GroPal Balance to correct the pH, because it is done biologically, not chemically. YOU CAN’T PROPERLY CORRECT YOUR SOIL pH WITH LIME."

Another product i was looking at was Dr. Earth Organic 5 Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer Poly Bag

I would like to have a compost heap but with only a few months of warm weather and rats in the area then i wonder if it would be worth it.

Any opinions?