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I don't apply chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides in my gardens. This doesn't certify our gardening as organic, but is is pretty close.

Steve Solomon recommends (and I follow this) his complete organic fertilizer (COF) a specific mix of seed meal, lime (agricultural and dolomite), bone meal or rock phosphate, and kelp meal. I vary the proportions depending on the plant variety and nature of the soil.

See the article about Organic fertilizer recipes for details.

In The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food, Steve Solomon's 2013 book about scientifically amending soil for nutrient- dense vegetables, I find a comprehensive and rigorous framework for providing exactly the soil and plant nutrients that each particular bed or garden area needs. See the page on soil remineralization.

Scarecrow's Pride is 100% raw cow manure that is processed for use as a natural fertilizer. It is an organic soil amendment suitable for vegetable gardening. I learned of it from a fellow gardener who has used it in her organic garden for years. Based on her recommendation I picked up a yard and applied it to my fruit trees as a compost and to my raised beds as a soil amendment.

It is available at G E & B Nursery, 24004 Southeast 400th Street E, Enumclaw, WA.

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