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Saturday, April 7. 2012

Milorganite

Professionals use Milorganite for their lawn fertilizing. It is also a good deer-repellant to put on things like Hostas.


It doesn't smell good for a day or two, but it is slow-release (8 weeks), organic, and it cannot burn a lawn. Milwaukee has been producing it since 1925. It is, basically, made from the pee and poo of the population of the great city of Milwaukee. Big eaters and, one might suppose, big poopers.


People from there say they are from "Mwawkee" like people from NYC say they're from "Nyork" or, if from the boroughs, "Nyawk."


Here's the Milorganite site.

Posted by The Barrister in Gardens, Plants, etc., Our Essays at 13:10 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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And we are happy to have anyone take it off our hands. Better on the yards than in Lake Michigan.

PS I always can identify outsiders - they're the ones who say "MILL waukee."

PPS Yes, we're big eaters! We have brats, cheese curds, and frozen custard! No reason not to eat here.
#1 class factotum (Link) on 2012-04-07 15:10 (Reply)
Exactly correct - "Mw-aw-kee". Probably the only place in the country in which you'll find the local papers publish the flavors of the day at the frozen custard stands. (Hint - try Oscar's!)
#2 The Real Old Salt on 2012-04-08 10:23 (Reply)

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