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permaculturekidd · 08-11-2009, 10:09 AM

I don't understand the dicotomy here; its like some are completely against "organic" of any kind and some are anti-fertilizer without any real middle ground (which for me makes me want to shift my position to fill that space)

I do believe that a compost/mulch/manure/covercrop system of doing things is healthiest for the soil; if the crop starts to seem to lag and I needed to feed large amounts of people I would devulge and feed the plants instead of feeding soil for a bigger harvest.

I am not about 50/50, 75/25, or even 90/10 when it comes to using "organic" fertilizers to "artificial" fertilizers; I'm just about giving one or two time boost doing the season if for whatever reason a crop could be in jepardy of failing. (Again this is a scenerio of feeding dozens or hundreds of people in a non-tree crop situation)

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permaculturekidd Location: Solano County Zone: Zone 9b Name: Lee Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 31 BananaBucks : 15,115 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 19 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: The Future of Fertilizer I don't understand the dicotomy here; its like some are completely against "organic" of any kind and some are anti-fertilizer without any real middle ground (which for me makes me want to shift my position to fill that space) I do believe that a compost/mulch/manure/covercrop system of doing things is healthiest for the soil; if the crop starts to seem to lag and I needed to feed large amounts of people I would devulge and feed the plants instead of feeding soil for a bigger harvest. I am not about 50/50, 75/25, or even 90/10 when it comes to using "organic" fertilizers to "artificial" fertilizers; I'm just about giving one or two time boost doing the season if for whatever reason a crop could be in jepardy of failing. (Again this is a scenerio of feeding dozens or hundreds of people in a non-tree crop situation)