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Canadian substitutes for Milo etc.

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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.
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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
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I think I've found another good source for elite seeds. Located in Vaughan ON.

https://qualityseeds.ca/turf

Any of you GTA guys dealt with them before
For those in the Ottawa area, Ritchie Seed and Feed carries these products

http://www.turf-sharkfertilizer.com/100-percent-organic-fertilizers

Also had another organic 5-3-2 66% OM fertilizer but the picture file corrupted. Will try to update later
PROBOUND said:
jurkewycmi said:
For those in the Ottawa area, Ritchie Seed and Feed carries these products

http://www.turf-sharkfertilizer.com/100-percent-organic-fertilizers

Also had another organic 5-3-2 66% OM fertilizer but the picture file corrupted. Will try to update later
Any info on how much iron content the 5-3-2 has?
None :( checked the label over a few times and no iron listed
I checked local labs in Ottawa and the best price I found was $65.
edit: sorry I re read your post, and you're talking over the counter stuff. Same page, I would love to know if the Lee Valley or Amazon products have been compared with any lab tests.
Any of you Winnipeg guys feel like going reel low?

Toro Greens Mower,
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-lawnmower-leaf-blower/winnipeg/toro-greens-mower/1381232166?utm_source=com.google.android.apps.docs&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

Price: $ 300
https://www.amazon.ca/Ammonium-Sulfate-NH4-2SO4-Pound/dp/B007ODPGB4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1536825405&sr=8-1&keywords=ammonium+sulfate

https://www.amazon.ca/Ferrous-Sulfate-Heptahydrate-FeSO47H2O-Soluble/dp/B007ODUNJ4/ref=pd_sbs_86_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B007ODUNJ4&pd_rd_r=e3b903db-b72b-11e8-bcdb-932140fb8169&pd_rd_w=hYqFO&pd_rd_wg=gT95P&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_p=d4c8ffae-b082-4374-b96d-0608daba52bb&pf_rd_r=RP4PRF0AXEKVZ3J24MVM&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=RP4PRF0AXEKVZ3J24MVM

are these the right products?
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