Bone Meal

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  1. Petronius

    Petronius Young Pine

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    Do you use Bone Meal?
     
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  3. mart

    mart Strong Ash

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    Just cat food if I need it !
     
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    I feel that since phosphorus does not leave the soil as easily as Potassium and Nitrogen one should be careful about overuse.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Yes. We use it with the veggies and fruit trees.
     
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    If there are free roaming dogs in your area, bone meal is a magnet for them. Dogs, bones, you can guess the rest!
     
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    I just stick with plain old commercial fertilizer ! Dogs don`t like it !
     
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    Catdaddy6676 In Flower

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    The same as fish emulsion with cats! I used some and nearly got stampeded by felines last summer...
     
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    Petronius Young Pine

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    Before adding bone meal to your garden, have your soil tested. The effectiveness of bone meal phosphorus drops significantly if the pH of the soil is above 7.
     

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