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yeah I need mulch and wasn't sure which to get so I thought alfalfa hay would be the best option. When you say #10 container, are you talking about the nursery pots?

Ok. Thank you. If I add kelp would I need to put alfalfa hay on top? Also how much of kelp meal to add?

Ok. I couldn't find a big bag of alfalfa meal or a big bag of kelp meal off Amazon.

Thank you. I found some alfalfa pellets by brand name Dumont. 50 pounds is 15 bucks. Is that the one to get?

I have my mix down pat. I was just asking if I add dolomite lime when I make my potting mix I won't really need to add it again or would I have to add it every 3 months? I also wanted to know if I top dress my compost can I also top dress with alfalfa meal as well and how often do I add the...

I have my mix down pat. I was just asking if I add dolomite lime when I make my potting mix I won't really need to add it again or would I have to add it every 3 months? I also wanted to know if I top dress my compost can I also top dress with alfalfa meal as well and how often do I add the...

I see. So if I use dolomite lime, homemade compost and alfalfa meal I won't ever need to buy mushroom compost or any type of manure right? I'll use epsoma as well.

I see. So I should just use dolomite lime as a source of calcium? Wouldn't that mess with the pH too much?

So when do you use the calmag and how often? Also alfalfa meal,where can I get it? Do you use it in place of manure?

Ok so I add calcium nitrate on the first signs of BER. Have you tried cottonseed meal?

oh top dress it. I just want to reduce the aphids next year. So my best bet for BER would be to take some calcium acetate and mix it in a gallon sprayer and folar feed and then stop at that point?

I also have been flushing my soil due to all the fertilizer I've been putting down. My Carolina reapers have been exploding with pods.

Yes we get heavy rains. Just enough to disrupt. I just feed it gypsum when it needs it. For pH I use the 3 pronged pH,moist and light level thing I got from Lowe's. Don't know how accurate it really is.so I can use Epsom salt in place of calcium nitrate? I haven't checked my current pH. So...

yup located in Greensboro NC. So for calcium I want to use lime but fear it would mess with my soil pH too much. Or is calcium nitrate better? Also I got BER on my scorpions but maybe that is due to inconsistent watering rather than a calcium problem?

I talked to my local garden center and he said don't use the potash and phosphate. That stuff is for fall crops and things in the ground. So I'll probably be looking for more organic stuff. And yes the aphids problem is too much manure. Should I stick with mushroom compost instead?

I see. I'm trying to go cheap. I'll probably use daddy Pete's kickin chicken. What's a cheap organic fertilizer? I am wanting to go into making hot sauce and growing lots of pods. So do I really need a balanced npk fertilizer or what am I looking for in a fertilizer? Also with aphids you said...

the nitrogen from blood meal is what I use and it's just that, blood.

For calcium I use gypsum. I don't really see the need for eggshells.

I didn't want a lot of aphids from the high nitrogen.

I never found any good fertilizer that had low nitrogen but higher potassium and potash. I thought if I made my own it would be better somehow.