GanjaGardener
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:hi For those of us who:
- want an alternative to good but costly liquid ferts such as EJ or AOO
- don't understand how products containing bone and blood meal, urea, various ammonium compounds and superphosphates end up w/ names like "Marine Cuisine". (At least most of the people at this board know the answer to "Why?", I assume.)
- wonder what synthetics might be lurking behind the "Natural Organic" labels of premixed nute/addies.
"...the states- who handle the certification of both fertilizers and organic farming- have decided that if less than 1% by weight of fish emulsion is synthetic, then it can pass muster as Natural Organic (the proper term for non-chemical fertilizers) ~ Bill Ginn, Marketing Coordinator, Alaska Fish Fertilizer :sign0065:- generally want to purchase more than a quart or 4 lbs and less than a truckload- think in terms of 1-5 gals or 10- 50 lbs
- are freegin tired of wading through the plethora of pay-per-click sales portals, (alibaba-baba-bing) non-informational cul de sacs that exist for your click and have managed to make the first 2 pgs of a Google search feel like a game of hop-scotch. [/rant] Well....
Why not pool our resources, dodge some bullets and get on the express train?
Here's a real world example (and glimpse into my trip) to kick things off. I just received this shipment from one of my favorite suppliers, Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. (link below) Ordered it last Thurs AM, shipped out Fri, Rec'd Tues AM this week.
Thank you again,
GrowOrganic.com
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Link: http://www.groworganic.com
Shipped From: Grass Valley, CA
Product/s: bulk meals, (35#-50# crab, shrimp), mined minerals, soluble organic ferts, inoculants
Comments: high quality bulk products, competitive pricing- lower than most. no nonsense, professional service, honest product descriptions, pay actual shipping- no pad. attention to detail, (check out their packaging material.) a class act. a model for the 21st century garden supply business. (I'm generally not this effusive w/ my praise.)
Peaceful Valley is a couple of hundred miles from my location, so paying the freight on a 50# bag of H2O soluble Potassium Sulfate is within my tolerance range, particularly when I start adding up how many *fresh* bottles of Meta-K one bag will yield.
Because the best of everything cannot be found under one roof, diversity is often the spice of life and successful enterprises can change and become corrupt over time---
Here's a link to couple of other bulk suppliers I've been checking out:
http://www.fertilizeronline.com/rock.php
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If you're looking...
This link will help you find a good bulk organic supplier near you. (Peaceful Valley/groworganic.com has some company.) http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/org_fert/
Make sure to check the rest of the site out. Lots of good resources and starting points.
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While ordering from a supplier closer to home will obviously save on shipping $$, this is not always the case. Here's a link to a product, (looks outstanding- ordered but yet to try) that was passed onto me by CocoLoco last week.
Their flat rate includes shipping within the cont. US. Otherwise I might've taken a pass and saved this one for later.
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Than there are the little, "personal" gems that, for some foolish reason, I used to keep to myself. (selfishness? my work- my find- my reward??):lipssealed And then again, maybe my/your secret little gems aren't so secret after all.
In any case, I've turned that corner. I believe that organic gardening is the future and I want to do my small part in serving its best interests. This was passed onto me by a cloneur extraordinaire- the best cut taker that I've ever seen. The site isn't taking orders ATM, (the owner is touring Asia), but the products and prices are worth the bookmark and the wait if you use the products.
LittleGem
Link: http://www.super-grow.biz/PC1.jsp
Shipped From: ? weight isn't an issue
Product/s: hormones, humates, fulvic acid, innoculants. Power Clone, (PC1 highly recommended.)
Comments: great prices! some products might not fit organic guidelines.
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Last but not least...
If you're having difficulty running down something:
Requests:
- need good source for bulk, dehydrated/dry molasses- 25#-50# units.
- anyone know of a North American distributor for: Metrop Nutes ?
- where I can buy Quantum Growth online?
I have more links to pass on, but will wait to see what kind of feedback the topic gets and to make sure that I'm not being delusional. :icon_dizzy:
:smiley_joint:Peace
- want an alternative to good but costly liquid ferts such as EJ or AOO
- don't understand how products containing bone and blood meal, urea, various ammonium compounds and superphosphates end up w/ names like "Marine Cuisine". (At least most of the people at this board know the answer to "Why?", I assume.)
- wonder what synthetics might be lurking behind the "Natural Organic" labels of premixed nute/addies.
"...the states- who handle the certification of both fertilizers and organic farming- have decided that if less than 1% by weight of fish emulsion is synthetic, then it can pass muster as Natural Organic (the proper term for non-chemical fertilizers) ~ Bill Ginn, Marketing Coordinator, Alaska Fish Fertilizer :sign0065:
- are freegin tired of wading through the plethora of pay-per-click sales portals, (alibaba-baba-bing) non-informational cul de sacs that exist for your click and have managed to make the first 2 pgs of a Google search feel like a game of hop-scotch. [/rant] Well....
Why not pool our resources, dodge some bullets and get on the express train?
Here's a real world example (and glimpse into my trip) to kick things off. I just received this shipment from one of my favorite suppliers, Peaceful Valley Farm Supply. (link below) Ordered it last Thurs AM, shipped out Fri, Rec'd Tues AM this week.
Thank you again,
GrowOrganic.com
===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~
Link: http://www.groworganic.com
Shipped From: Grass Valley, CA
Product/s: bulk meals, (35#-50# crab, shrimp), mined minerals, soluble organic ferts, inoculants
Comments: high quality bulk products, competitive pricing- lower than most. no nonsense, professional service, honest product descriptions, pay actual shipping- no pad. attention to detail, (check out their packaging material.) a class act. a model for the 21st century garden supply business. (I'm generally not this effusive w/ my praise.)
Peaceful Valley is a couple of hundred miles from my location, so paying the freight on a 50# bag of H2O soluble Potassium Sulfate is within my tolerance range, particularly when I start adding up how many *fresh* bottles of Meta-K one bag will yield.
Because the best of everything cannot be found under one roof, diversity is often the spice of life and successful enterprises can change and become corrupt over time---
Here's a link to couple of other bulk suppliers I've been checking out:
http://www.fertilizeronline.com/rock.php
===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~
If you're looking...
This link will help you find a good bulk organic supplier near you. (Peaceful Valley/groworganic.com has some company.) http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/org_fert/
Make sure to check the rest of the site out. Lots of good resources and starting points.
===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~
While ordering from a supplier closer to home will obviously save on shipping $$, this is not always the case. Here's a link to a product, (looks outstanding- ordered but yet to try) that was passed onto me by CocoLoco last week.
Their flat rate includes shipping within the cont. US. Otherwise I might've taken a pass and saved this one for later.
===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~
Than there are the little, "personal" gems that, for some foolish reason, I used to keep to myself. (selfishness? my work- my find- my reward??):lipssealed And then again, maybe my/your secret little gems aren't so secret after all.
In any case, I've turned that corner. I believe that organic gardening is the future and I want to do my small part in serving its best interests. This was passed onto me by a cloneur extraordinaire- the best cut taker that I've ever seen. The site isn't taking orders ATM, (the owner is touring Asia), but the products and prices are worth the bookmark and the wait if you use the products.
LittleGem
Link: http://www.super-grow.biz/PC1.jsp
Shipped From: ? weight isn't an issue
Product/s: hormones, humates, fulvic acid, innoculants. Power Clone, (PC1 highly recommended.)
Comments: great prices! some products might not fit organic guidelines.
===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~ ===~~
Last but not least...
If you're having difficulty running down something:
Requests:
- need good source for bulk, dehydrated/dry molasses- 25#-50# units.
- anyone know of a North American distributor for: Metrop Nutes ?
- where I can buy Quantum Growth online?
I have more links to pass on, but will wait to see what kind of feedback the topic gets and to make sure that I'm not being delusional. :icon_dizzy:
:smiley_joint:Peace
