fertilizer question

Hi all, this is cool to find all the gardeners hanging out here !! does anybody got any insight on what is labeled organic fertilizer to be chem free right. this stuff is a 6-10-10 from ALASKA fish by product. Its pellet form so you add it to your soil when planting/potting. anybody ever use something like this ? Its a little late this year but thought I might amend my soils in my raised gardens next yr with this. Any feed back ?

regarding labels: if it says 'organic' on the label, or in the description, that's just marketing jingo. if it has a seal of some sort (USDA organic, OMRI) it's closer to the type of chem-free associated with 'organic farming' (unmined, pesticide- and GMO-free) but even that's not always a guarantee. (i'm not an organic farmer so i'm a bit hazy on the details myself but if you talk to one they'll be able to explain the politics of it to you.)

if we're thinking of the same product, iirc alaska fish emulsion is OMRI listed....? or used to be...?

fish products are awesome though, i've added fishbone meal and sea soil to my gardens for the last couple years now and they do great.

I'll look and see tomorrow if it is certified, I am not totally organic either but trying to go that way as much as possible. thanks for the info !

I amend my garden every year this year I used Dr. Earth All Purpose with an N-P-K of 4-4-4 plus mycorrhizae, beneficial bacteria, and humic acid

Them little mini hoop houses are pretty sick. Out here in Cali they would could the veggies though. Good for winter growing.

Never used the pellets but the fish stuff works great for veggies! Next year would be a good idea, maybe even late fall as well. I was thinking you might be able to make a compost tea with them to get some sort of benefit from it this year. Not exactly sure though; if you have enough and were willing to experiment, it might not be a bad idea.

And yeah, nice ass hoops. I like that they are on hinges like that.

Hey thanks, Up here on the coast of Washington there's no way to get an early start with out a green house , which was out of my budget so couple raised beds and hinged hoops tall enough to told a few tomatoes and a few fresh vegies for the table. The rain is so heavy and 40- 50 f temps first of may, the hinged hoops work great to protect when needed(wind, heavy rains) I also close them every night to keep deer and elk out , one visit from them when your sleeping and your done, denoda, finished, capoot, end of story !! lol pesky buggers !! happy gardening