Re: [tomato] Gardens alive?

margaret lauterbach (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Wed, 05 Jan 2000 10:56:55 -0700

At 09:47 AM 1/5/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I checked on my bags of Tomatoes Alive! Plus and
>Vegetables Alive!, *AND* in my Gardens Alive catalog,
>and they are ALL labelled "100% Organic" plant food. 
>So it appears to me that your statement that they make
>no statement is incorrect.
>
>Furthermore, the labelling includes NPK contents.  I'm
>sure if you actually took the time to ask the company,
>they would have gladly provided this information. 
>Nevertheless, the minimum guaranteed NPK of Tomatoes
>Alive! Plus is 6-4-1.  Additional calcium (8.79%) and
>magnesium (1.64%) is included because they believe
>these will make the plant more robust.  The NPK of
>their standard vegetable fertilizer is 4-3-1.
>
Ohhh, and just what are these ingredients derived from? Other people have
asked the company for ingredients and there's been no answer. Must I, too?
Margaret L