Looking for Rock Phosphate in Florida

Permacltur (news-relay.ncren.net!nntp-xfer.ncsu.edu!gatech!howland.erols.net!newsxfer3.itd.uPermacltur)
28 Feb 1997 18:36:29 GMT

Believe it or not, we are having trouble finding a source of rock
phosphate in North-Central Florida (near Ocala) even though there are
mines for it around here.

Does anyone know where we can order it? Florida Organic Growers (FOG)
blew us off without even an answer to our email. The local extension
service is worthless at anything you wouldn't know anyway. Well they are
good at handing out pamphlets, some of which are valuable. The ag supply
stores keep trying to sell us various versions of superphosphate and
di-ammonium phosphate as if we really didn't know what to ask for.

If you have any leads, it would be much appreciated. We have a pasture
with drastic symptoms of phosphate defficiency and need to get the P up
before we seed legumes.

Dan Hemenway

For Mother Earth, Dan Hemenway, Yankee Permaculture Publications (since
1982), Elfin Permaculture workshops, lectures, Permaculture Design
Courses, consulting and permaculture designs (since 1981), and now
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Copyright, 1996, Dan & Cynthia Hemenway, P.O. Box 2052, Ocala FL 34478 USA
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