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What is the best fertilizer for lettuce?

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QUESTION: What is the best fertilizer for lettuce? I've sprayed fish emulsion on my lettuce leaves before and there was residual smell. Is there a better way to use fish emulsion, or what fertilizer is safe for lettuce? -Terri M … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lettuce Tagged With: compost fertilizer, fish emulsion, growing lettuce, lettuce fertilizer, organic fertilizer, planting lettuce

Use Fish Scraps as Garden Fertilizer

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Burying Fish in the Garden

The next time you find yourself preparing to throw out spoiled fish or fish remains, stop for a second and reconsider. Fish makes a very good natural fertilizer for nitrogen and trace minerals. In fact, it works so well that many Native American horticulturalists buried a fish at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Quick Tips Tagged With: bury fish in garden, compost fish scraps, composting fish waste, fish as fertilizer, fish emulsion, fish fertilizer, making fish emulsion, planting fish

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