PatArizona

G'day Mush...

I agree with Rockm and the DynaGro rep...not organic, and, a plant doesn't care, organic or inorganic. Regardless of O or I, the fertilizer is chemical in nature when it starts into the plants distibution system.

My take on this part of the discussion is...I think there is an enormous hangup on the idea that "...that's the way it's always been done...".

However, inorganic ferts are easier to obtain, easier to apply, easier to store, and they are much less smelly than organics. And, speaking of smell...I already have an over abundance of ground squirrels, tree squirrels, chipmonks, pack rats, skunks, cottontails, birds, birds and more birds, domestic cats, bobcats, coyotes, javelinas, deer...and there must be more. I don't need the smell of organics to attract any more.

So, organics or inorganics? Does it matter? They both work. However, it's a matter of choice, and my choice is inorganics...works for me!!!

Always remember that, unless I quote someone else, whatever info is contained in my posts is primarily from my own experience.

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