i agree Marsha, but i dont over load... i use typically 1/2 to 3/4 of the reccomended amounts...

the liquids are 4 teaspoons of each, which i use anywhere from 2-3 each... the powdered fert is i think 1/2 cup per 5 gallons, of which i use about 1/3 of a cup..

the Organic 7, has Fish Bone Meal, Cottonseed Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Feather Meal, Mined Potassium Sulfate, Kelp Meal and Seaweed Extract.. i sometimes will add Bat Guano, and Earthworm Castings if using other soil than that of Fox Farms, but generally use the Happy Frog and Ocean Forest mixes with spectacular results...

you can also overload with manure as well, depending on how much you put into the soil... if and when (not usually) i do ammend my soil, i use the stuff from the local nursery and farm... but i have not had any bad results that have risen from my processes so far... and thats been about 15 years straight of gardening by myself...

if using Happy Frog, or Ocean Forrest, like i said, its a "hot" soil, if you start pumping ferts into it, you will burn the sh!t out of your plants, just like over fertilizing...

if you have 20 bucks to spend, try a test, grab a bag of the Happy Frog, and whatever other soil you use, and 2 5 gallon buckets... HF in one, your soil in the other, and grow a tomato plant... you will be blown away... but i will tell you right now, the bucket you use with the HF, will be split in half by the end of the season, so you will lose it wink the hydro solution i use ( im not growing hydroponically when i use this either) is called Gardening Magic, and is only found at 1 store, and its here in Puyallup... if you want to try it, i can get you the number for them...

if you would like to try an outdoor Hydro setup, try Passive Hydroponics, MAKE SURE you use a bucket that is not clear, as you will create Algea and other crap from the sunlight hitting the solution in the resivior... take a 5 gallon bucket, drill a hole 2 inches up from the bottom, and fill it with either 100% Perlite, or a 70-30 mix of Perlite and Vermiculite...start your plant in a peat pellet pot, when sprouted, place inside the pot, i like to go about 1-2 inches below the top of the Perlite to help with stem growth, so they will need to be a little taller than just sprouts... first waterings, use only water, and make sure when you water, you are watering directly into the peat pellet... continue that for about 2 weeks, then start adding the Hydro solutions that i said, once a week, to even once every 2 weeks... when the roots hit the resivior, WATCH OUT, start staking branches, and tying things off... after the roots his the res, you will then only need to water roughly ever 3-5 days, you can tell by the weight of the pot if you need to water... excess water will drain out of the hole you drilled, and once you get the hang of it, you will know the exact amount of water needed and virtually nothing will leak out of the hole....