How to: Fertilize this organic garden

We pride ourselves in the fact that this garden is almost 100% organic. During class, students are taught the benefits of organic gardening, and it is known that Ms. Windwehen won't allow any inorganic fertilizers or pesticides to be put on the vegetables we eat. Coupled with better health for the plant itself, the vegetable also functions in our body much better without all the extra poisonous chemicals.

That being said, we have prepared some photos so that you can fertilize the plants properly. Under no circumstances should inorganic fertilizer or pesticides be applied to the vegetables or fruits. We have a standard and safety regulations that we follow. Roundup should not be used inside the beds. It kills anything it touches.*, **

Overall Tips:

• The plants should be fertilized 1-2 times per week to allow for maximum fruiting. We use the 5 gallon pickle buckets and galvenized watering cans for fertilizing.
• Fertilizing should happen as you water .You mix the fertilizer in, so it will irrigate+feed at the same time. Don't water separately then fertilize, just do it altogether.
• WEAR GLOVES!!!!!

Vegetables


Miracle-Gro Organic Choice
Organic Granular Fertilizer
(read the directions on these)
Epsom Salt (add 2tbs per 5 gallon bucket in every watering)
add humus from the compost bin, only after watching the compost video

Fruits:

Use Medina Hasta-Gro
Epsom Salts (2tbs per 5 gallon bucket in every watering)
add humus from the compost bin, only after watching the compost video

Non-edible plants
Use inorganic Miracle-Gro (the one in the huge box that you mix with water. It is blue/green)
Do not use organic fertilizers on these plants (if we could afford it, we would... organic is more expensive)
Epsom Salts (2tbs per 5 gallon bucket in every watering)
add humus from the compost bin, only after watching the compost video

*Manure should not be added to anything edible, as it contains harmful bacteria that the plant likely not likely break-down.
** Go to Starbucks? Ask for coffee grounds to add to the rose beds. They love the acid. They also love acid in the pickle juice.




ORGANIC CHOICE - for Vegetable beds, only

 Organic Choice - Follow the directions on the back and feed to vegetables beds only, every FRIDAY! Fertilizing Friday!



Medina Hasta Gro- Add to fruit trees once/week! Follow the directions on the back.

Medina Hasta Gro- Follow the directions on the back and feed to fruit trees only, every FRIDAY! Fertilizing Friday!


Super Thrive - to inedible plants ONLY. 1 capful/5 gallon bucket - no more! This is potent!

Super Thrive: Follow the directions on the back and feed to NON-EDIBLE plants only, every FRIDAY! Fertilizing Friday


Miracle-Gro - Feed all inedible plants every Friday


All - Purpose Food: Follow the directions on the back and feed to non-edible plants only, every FRIDAY! Fertilizing Friday!



Add 2tbs per 5 gallon bucket to ALL PLANTS

Epsom Salt: Follow the directions on the back and feed to ALL PLANTS, every FRIDAY! Fertilizing Friday