[mandycharlie]

Oh thanks very much,

cheers for that

[WG.]

Rather than get drawn into a debate about what is and is not organic, I'll just tell you what I do with my spuds.   Loads and loads of manure, as much comfrey as I can spare and they do great without watering.  I will also be foliar feeding this year for the first time using compost tea.  This is to try to avoid blight rather than to nurture the plant per se.  Basically, I believe in feeding the soil and letting the soil feed the plant.

Do we have a forum member who is in the Soil Association?  I'd love to see their Organic Standards but refuse to pay any body a subscription fee to learn their principles.

[skywalker]

According to a web site I was just looking at :-

 Fertiliser products
 
MOP 'Granular' 60%  
 EC-Fertiliser: Muriate of Potash
  60% K2O water-soluble potassium oxide (50% K)
  This is the universal potash fertiliser with a water-soluble potassium oxide content of 60% K2O in granular form. MOP 'granular' is suitable for all chloride-tolerant crops and usable on all types of soils.
Potassium Sulphate
SOP 'Standard'
EC-Fertiliser: Sulphate of Potash containing Sulphur
EU-approved for use in organic farming 50% K2O water-soluble potassium oxide (41% K)
45% SO3 water-soluble sulphur trioxide (18% S)

"Reckons its use is organic"

[shaun]

where do you get your comfrey from in February david when you plant your spuds ?

[WG.]

where do you get your comfrey from in February david when you plant your spuds ?

Manure when planting.   Wilted comfrey and/or manure before earthing up.

[shaun]

ohh right