[kaptain_zero]

This thread is for substitute products available in Canada due to Ringer and Milorganite not being commercially imported to Canada. I will place a hold on the second post position and use that for making the list as things are mentioned in this thread. Unfortunately, Provinces and even Municipalities have gotten into the act and ban products already approved by the Federal Gov. left and right, while the same products are acceptable in the next Province or even next municipality over.

It is my hope that we can bring all the scattered items together in one, easy to find, thread.

I'm not including prices because these will likely differ depending on where you are, just based on shipping.
Check to see what you can get locally and compare prices based on the actual nutrients in in the product.

For me, the Home Hardware large bag of 9-2-2 comes out the cheapest for Nitrogen, but locally available Turkey Trot has a good amount of P and K, so for at least Spring and Fall, it's what I'm going to use. It doesn't hurt that I need exactly one full 20KG bag to do all my lawn areas either. 2/3rds of the bag in the front, and 1/3rd for the back.

Update: After some mulling around, I have decided that perhaps a semi-synthetic is the way to go for me. The Grigg 16-4-8 from EvenSpray in Winnipeg clocks in at an even better price per lb of N than the Home Hardware stuff, but the 55lb bag is not cheap. Still, it will give me 3 full applications of 1 lb N per 1000 on my lawn. It also contains a bunch of micros and humic which I'm sure my lawn needs badly.
:mrgreen:

 

[kaptain_zero]

Organic Fertilizers (Milo and Ringer substitutes):

Turkey Trot, (6-4-6) from Growers Fertilizers in Winnipeg. Growers does not have a Website. (Manitoba)
Home Hardware Organic Lawn Fertilizer, (9-2-2 + 2% iron) https://www.homehardware.ca/ (Country wide?)
Natura (8-2-3 + 2% iron) Home Hardware
Groundskeepers Pride, Organic Advantage (8-4-5) http://www.groundskeeperspride.com/index.php
Groundskeepers Pride, Naturally Green Lawn Fertilizer (10-3-3) with micro-nutrients.
Biofert Lawn Food 8-2-3 + 3% iron. http://www.biofert.ca/ (British Columbia)
Organic lawn builder & plant food http://suncountryfarms.com/fertilizer/ (Saskatchewan)
Actisol Organics (Quebec)
5-3-2 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/multipurpose-organic-fertilizer-pure-hen-manure-5-3-2/#onglets-produit
7-3-2 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/lawn-fertilizer-step-12-spring-summer-7-3-2/
4-3-9 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/lawn-fertilizer-step-3-fall-4-3-9iron/

Sustane 5-2-10 (2% Chealated Iron) Organic granular from: http://www.mountainviewturf.com/
Sustane 8-2-4 from Dam Seeds: http://www.damseeds.ca/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=3229

Brett Young carry some organic fertilizers listed in the Greens Grade West category with one based on Biosolids like Milorganite and another based on Soybean meal and Alfalfa. Scroll to the bottom of the Greens Grade West heading to find links to the pdfs for each of the ferts at the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/y8bvwb6g

If you are near Kelowna BC, you can buy OgoGrow (made from biosolids): https://www.kelowna.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-yard-waste/okanagan-compost/ogogrow

Semi Organic
Grigg 16-4-8 Turf Rally Micro Grade (all 3 are available from Even-Spray Winnipeg, http://www.evenspray.com/)
Grigg 10-2-4 100% Organic Micro Grade (not in stock)
10-2-3 (semi-organic)

Canadian Mail Order Sites:

https://lawnproducts.ca/

http://www.gardenerspantry.ca/

https://ttseeds.com (T&T carries more stuff than you can find online or in the catalog. I do not know what their shipping policies are as I can just drive over to them and pick up what I need).

Canadian Friendly US mail order sites:

https://www.kelp4less.com/

https://www.seedworldusa.com/

Soil Testing:

Some Ontario sites: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/resource/soillabs.htm

In Winnipeg, after several phone calls, I ended up with a single "in Winnipeg" soil test lab.
Farmers Edge 1357 Dugald Rd. 204-233-4099

Brett Young also appears to offer soil testing services through some labs:

http://www.brettyoung.ca/professional-turf-and-reclamation/fertilizer/soil-testing

Major Turf suppliers (Golf Courses etc.):

This is an interesting idea, commercial products for the home lawn. http://www.evenspray.com
Even-Spray is at 2-851 Lagimodiere and staff is friendly, even if they can't sell me the pro chems.
I got a chance to visit today, some products are available to me, others are not due to government policies. All in all, a worthwhile visit. Their semi organic ferts look expensive, but when priced per application (based on N content), come out fairly cost effective. 55LB bag of 16-4-8 will do 3 full 1lb N apps to my yard at a cost of $24.20 each. My until now standby, Turkey Trot, is $44 per application. The semi-organic product does need to be watered in to ensure a quick response and getting the prill down to the soil.

I suggest download the PDF catalog as the website itself is lacking.

Links to posts in other threads (These have useful information on bringing Milorganite and such across the border):

Bringing Milorganite across the border yourself https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=74607#p74607

Seed suppliers

https://qualityseeds.ca/turf

Equipment:

Groundskeepers II rake, available via Amazon and Rittenhouse, but I found it at Lee Valley in stock for purchase:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=59435&cat=2,2160,40698

This is a Lawn Forum thread on this rake: https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3207&p=75726#p75726

Lee Valley also carries the original Garden Weasel, should you be looking for one.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=64731&cat=2,42578,40769

 

[Harts]

Home Hardware Natural Fert 9-2-2 + 2% iron

 

[Harts]

Home Hardware Natural Fert 9-2-2 + 2% iron

 

[Harts]

Sorry @kaptain_zero I should have read your post in its entirety! My bad.

 

[kaptain_zero]

Sorry @kaptain_zero I should have read your post in its entirety! My bad.

No worries, I updated it to include the iron!

 

[nathan_s]

Sun Country Organics Fertilizer from Saskatchewan
http://suncountryfarms.com/fertilizer/

 

[tony972333]

I like Acti-Sol organic fertilizers (these are made in the province of Quebec). Those products does give nice results. The manure is heated to destroy pathogens and is formed into fertilizer pellets.

5-3-2 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/multipurpose-organic-fertilizer-pure-hen-manure-5-3-2/#onglets-produit
7-3-2 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/lawn-fertilizer-step-12-spring-summer-7-3-2/
4-3-9 https://acti-sol.ca/en/engrais/lawn-fertilizer-step-3-fall-4-3-9iron/

 

[kaptain_zero]

Keep'em coming guys, the more the better.

And if you see any typos or other errors, let me know. I'm blind in one eye and I can't seem to hear a darn thing with the other one either. :mrgreen:

 

[jurkewycmi]

https://www.homehardware.ca/en/7kg-8-2-3-all-season-lawn-fertilizer/p/5024154



Found at my local HH, was on sale at the time for $16

 

[kaptain_zero]

Thanks @jurkewycmi, added to the list.

I made a spot for soil testing as well.

 

[Schaef]

Some Ontario soil testing Labs
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/resource/soillabs.htm

 

[kaptain_zero]

@Schaef Added, thanks!

 

[2xjtn]

8-2-14 HumaPlus from Turf Health Products (THP)
Greens grade prill.
http://turfhealthproducts.com/products/granulars/organic-green-8-2-14

 

[llO0DQLE]

Cool thread! I think something else that needs to be mentioned is that it may be cheaper to just use grains (i.e. Soy Bean Meal) as an organic fertilizer and then apply iron as a separate app, i.e. foliar spray. I've recently learned that Canola Meal is high in protein and is something that is produced a lot here in AB and SK and is also used as a carrier for plane de-icers. It could also probably be used as a carrier for micronutrients. I haven't tried it yet but I'm planning to as soon as I can drive to my nearest UFA.

 

[kaptain_zero]

Second post has been updated.

@llO0DQLE That is a cool idea, but it leaves a person wondering just how much of what nutrient has been added to the lawn through the application, as these products are not analyzed for content.

 

[llO0DQLE]

SBM is 7-2-1 or 7-1-2 but it doesn't matter much as it's organic and is not processed by the soil and plant the same way synthetics are. In any case the standard app rate is 20lbs/K and you can do it at least monthly, more frequent if your soil biology can process it quick enough.

 

[kaptain_zero]

SBM is 7-2-1 or 7-1-2 but it doesn't matter much as it's organic and is not processed by the soil and plant the same way synthetics are. In any case the standard app rate is 20lbs/K and you can do it at least monthly, more frequent if your soil biology can process it quick enough.

Can you give me a link to the source and the full name? I'll add it to the list.

 

[llO0DQLE]

Soy Bean Meal. Check out farm/feed store. I get it from UFA here.

 

[tony972333]

Thanks for the soybean meal idea, I want to try it as a fertilizer. I made a quick research and apparently soybean meal has allelopathy properties, it inhibit germination of weeds seeds (according to this source in French: https://www.agrireseau.net/agriculturebiologique/documents/Engrais%20naturels_Martin.pdf). Also, some of the nutrients are released slowly in 1 to 4 months. It's unfortunate that Homestead Organics have closed this spring because they distributed this product (http://www.homesteadorganics.ca/ClientData/file/fertility/fertility_en/Soybean%20meal.pdf) but I will do some more research to find where there is a simillar product.