Subject: Re: organic lawn fertilizer
From: animaux@ix.netcom.com (M & V)
Organization: Netcom
Date: 20 Aug 1997 12:56:12 GMT
Message-ID: <MOD$970820.17827@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$970812.1402@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$970819.5912@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
In <MOD$970819.5912@rec.gardens.ecosystems> Ron Tiemens
writes:
>In addition to fertilizing, you can apply a pre-emergent weed killer
to
>prevent those weeds from growing -- good old corn meal.
-snip-
>Laurie
>
Just to go further, it is corn GLUTEN meal, not just corn meal. It is
the protein fraction which is the PRE-emergent. It will not kill weeds
already in progress. Corn gluten meal is also quite high in nitrogen,
and serves as a fertilizer as well. I believe it is 20% nitrogen.
victoria