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San Diego

build up the micro minerals in your soil, such as mangenese and copper. Any suggestions for any natural products out there that raise up all of your micro minerals? Just trying to balance out my soil since my report came back low with all my micro minerals except boron, which was high. Thanks! Jim

12/6/2011 9:21:24 PM

Aurora, IL

try burying a couple fish

12/6/2011 10:22:07 PM

Minnesota

I use seaagri.com marine minerals, dehydrated sea water. It has every mineral, even gold! Most people won't use it because they think it will put to much salt in there patch.

12/7/2011 12:33:23 AM

Mtn. Green, Utah

Azomite works like a champ.

12/7/2011 12:46:46 AM

Portsmouth, RI

mangenese sulfate, copper sulfate. I tried for the last couple of years to raise the micro's using planters 2. The only way to get each micro where you want it is to adjust each mineral. I buy the minerals at soilminerals.com
Bob

12/7/2011 7:59:48 AM

Rhode Island

amelio says get your hands on some old boiler sand?

12/7/2011 8:10:59 AM

Portsmouth, RI

what the heck is boiler sand??? I can't even find a reasonable answer when I do a google search. sorry to go off post

12/7/2011 8:17:45 AM

Ontario

I use greensand, it contains most of the micos your soil requires,is fairly inexpensive,and becomes part of your soil,and is taken up as your plant requires it. Terry

12/7/2011 9:23:15 AM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

I also use green sand. However, this year I am using Spanish River Carbonatite.

12/7/2011 11:20:28 AM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

You definitely don't want to use the product that is called fly ash around here. It is used as an additive to concrete, and some farmers around here use it to harden up their dirt feedlots like concrete. It would not be something for your patch.

12/7/2011 12:58:41 PM

Johnston, Iowa

Fly Ash also contains Arsenic, Dioxins, and other carcinogens. No Thanks!

12/7/2011 1:30:53 PM

Johnston, Iowa

On the other hand, Amelio pushing this Fly Ash may all be a secret plot to poison the rest of the pumpkin growers in the world. After we're all dead from cancer and our patches are full of fly ash, he can kick back in his secret lair, crack open a beer and dream about anti hail netting.

12/7/2011 1:38:08 PM

Johnston, Iowa

We do practice fundamental hounding here in Iowa. We're not too shabby with Corn or Soybeans either.

12/7/2011 5:21:25 PM