I try to garden as organically as possible so this year I am using guano products from Sunleaves. Pictured here is the seabird guano which is high in nitrogen and phosphate which is really giving my plants a growing boost! The guano is in pellet form and frankly smells totally nasty! I use it in a couple of ways. I mixed in a small amount of the pellets when I first planted my container plants in the spring with the theory that they would break down over time with watering. All the plants look happy and healthy.
Then I also add a tablespoon or so of pellets to my big watering can and fill it with water. Leave overnight so the pellets fall apart. Even when the pellets fall apart, the guano is still heavier than water, so I just give a quick stir before watering. This is what I am feeding the tobacco plants with.
The Peruvian Seabird Guano comes in a box with three other guanos for a diverse selection of all natural fertilizers. Here is the breakdown:
1) Peruvian Seabird Guano: 10-10-2
2) Mexican Bat Guano: 10-2-1
3) Indonesian Bat Guano: 0.5-12-2
4) Jamacian Bat Guano: 1-10-0.2
If interested in this product, just let me know as I am a distributor as well as a user!
None of these have a lot of potassium. I could see how these would be good for leafy greens or even tobacco, but they couldn't support flowering plants like tomatoes and peppers. Guanos and greensand together could make an awesome fertilizer for heavy flowerers.
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