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Terry wrote: PEEEEEE-YEWWWWWWW! I used fish emulsion last year and boy howdy did it smell! Even the so-called "deodorized" version - hoo boy. Every time I came in from fertilizing plants in my GH, I had to change clothes to stop the snide comments and gagging (and that was from DH and my two teenage boys, who are not known for their tender sensibilities!)
That's why I want to go back to the seaweed fertilizer this spring. It has an aroma, but it's NOTHING like fish emulsion. (I hear the fish emulsion makes a pretty good deer repellant spray - I can see where that might work!)
Thanks for the advice, though; here's what Golden Harvest states about their wettable powder:
What is Golden Harvest made from?
Yucca extract that truly help plants withstand heat, drought and stress. Yucca also works as a surfactant or spreader-sticker which helps the fertilizer adhere to the plants for optimum absorption.
Seaweed powder http://www.ghorganics.com/page33.html the finest grade of cold-processed providing a multitude of trace minerals, vitamins, and enzymes. It also supplies microbial stimulation of the soil, and helps plants to grow strong root systems. Seaweed may repel aphids and can lessen the chance of viral wilts and nematodes in the soil. Seaweed improves cold tolerance in plants via displacing the water content in the foliage with minerals thus reducing the chance of frost damage to emerging growth. The natural growth regulator effects of seaweed, specifically polyamino compounds also play a role in cold resistance. Seaweed as a plant supplement treatment has consistently proved to be the BEST for doing this.
Alfalfa for soil improvement and humic acid content. Alfalfa is an excellent soil additive for alkaline soils! It also is a source of many important minerals. Alfalfa contains triconatol, which promotes plant growth.
Comfrey contains minerals including potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus along with vitamins A, C, and B-12. Powdered comfrey leaves enrich the soil making these elements available to your plants. It works synergistically with the other ingredients.
Equisetum (horsetail) for disease resistance and enhanced light absorption.
Ascorbic acid for enhancing disease and pest resistance.
Yarrow for its outstanding fertilizing and insect repellant properties.
Pure cane sugar: an excellent source of trace minerals.
Powdered fishmeal: a good supplier of nutrients and trace elements. This fishmeal is a by-product and not from fish harvested only for fertilizer.
No synthetic growth hormones. Completely natural and safe to use.
The combination of seaweed and fish powder together is effective at preventing many fungal diseases from ever developing. It is a known fact that fish emulsion on its' own can promote the conditions which encourage fungal spores to grow.
The hyperlink (above) to their information on Seaweed Extract is worth clicking on for more interesting reading.
