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Name:  Timmie
Status:   other
Age:   40s
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: Around 1999
Question:
I want to maintain an organic vegetable garden. Can I use Miracle-Grow fertilizer and still grow organic vegetables? If not, can you advise a good organic fertilizer?


Replies:
The following should be helpful:

http://www.suite101.com/organicgardens http://www.organicgardening.com/

Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.

I'm not too impressed by the whole "organic" concept. Being a chemist, the term "organic" is really distorted by the marketing community. If you want a truly "organic" fertilizer, use all-natural manure.

Joe Schultz


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