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Feedback on MicroLife Fertilizer

13 years ago

Hi, I would like to get a feedback on MicroLife Fertilizer. It has been recommended on the Fruits forum. It is not available in Dallas and have asked a friend to get "MicroLife Azalea 6-2-4 with 14% Sulfur and 2% Iron Fertilizer" from Austin.

After going thru their website, I assume this to be an Organic Fertilizer, Please share your experience if you had used it and confirm whether it can be considered as organic,

Comments (7)

  • 13 years ago

    Ummm....the title of their website is MicroLife All Organic, Biological Fertilizer, so yes, you could assume it was organic :-)

    FWIW, if the NPK on the bag add up to less than 20, it is a pretty safe bet the product is organic in origin.

  • 13 years ago

    Why do you think you need this? There are other, better, less expensive ways to get the soil nutrients that might be needed.
    What I have seen indicates this product is sourced from acceptable organic materials

  • 13 years ago

    Thanks gardengal, yes, they claim their fertilizers are Organic but would like to get feedback from someone who had used it. Total NPK is 12 and I plan to dilute or mix with water and use.

  • 13 years ago

    Hi Kimmsr, thanks for the response.

    Recently started gardening and have few Blueberry plants in containers. I plan to grow all my fruits and vegetables organically and this Microlife fertilizer with added Sulpur might work well for Bluberries and other acid loving plants.

    In the long run, I would like to make/mix organic fertilizers, could please guide me to resources or any forum postings to get ideas for low cost fertilizers. Thanks

  • 13 years ago

    A good reliable soil test is a tool that can be used to determine what, if any, "fertilizer" may be needed, but many of us have found over the years that simply adding adequate levels of organic matter, compost, vegetative waste, animal manures, and adjusting the soils pH matters more then any "fertilizer".
    Where in the United States are you? Zone 8a only tells us which plants are likely to survive a normal winter in your area, nothing about soil, rain, and the other important things we need to know about your growing conditions.
    What is your soil like? Is your soil clay, silt, or sand?
    How much organic matter is in that soil?
    How well does that soil drain?
    How well does that soil retain moisture?
    What kind of life is in that soil?
    How does that soil handle, the tilth?

  • 13 years ago

    thanks kimmsr,

    I live in Irving, TX about 15 miles from Dallas downtown. The soil is completely clay, so I grow most of the fruit and vegetables plants in containers. I'm looking for fertilizers mainly for container gardening. My container soil is based on Al's 5-1-1 mix. I do have planted few fruit trees and some rose plants in the ground and for those, I periodically apply cow manure, mushroom compost, coffee grounds.

    I recently started composting most of my veg waste, lawn waste etc.

  • 12 years ago

    I'm also from Texas (Houston area) and just signed up here.

    As far as MicroLife, I applied it for the first time Sunday, so hopefully I will have a good report for the Spring.
    I have a total of 23 fruit trees that I planted so far after I fixed my drainage issue.

    Been applying mulch and compost to my yard before I bought the MicroLife and that in itself has made such a difference. Also, by not cutting my grass so often and too short, and by letting the grass clippings as a type of mulch has improved the overall drainage dramatically.

    So I will try to keep you up to date if I notice anything different.

    If you can not get your hands on MicoLife, I suggest buying as much native mulch as possible, it tends to decompose faster and add many of the beneficial bacteria the soil needs.