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Organic Gardening: Brewer's grain vs. Alfalfa meal/pellets for amendments?

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Forum: Organic GardeningReplies: 9, Views: 355
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tabasco
Cincinnati (Anderson, OH
(Zone 6a)

September 26, 2004
08:08 AM

Post #1066391

I have a chance to buy dried brewer's grain or should I just use alfalfa meal/pellets for soil amendments? Is there any advantage/disadvantage of one over the other? Do they have the same purpose?

Someone told me brewer's grain (would that be hops?) had special hormones to make plants thrive--does anyone know anything about that? (I know they use brewer's grain in the local mushroom compost.)

Does anyone know of a soil chemistry site that talks about merits of alfalfa and brewer's grain? (I googled but couldn't find anything.) Any ideas or experience with either product? Thanks. t.

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