I got 50 lbs. cotton seed meal from Russell Feed & Supply in Haltom City for about eight bucks. Any feed store should have something similar.

Here is a link that might be useful: DFW Gardener

I just purchased alfalfa pellets for lawn fertilizer $12/20# at a feed store in Farmersville (east of McKinney/Princeton). It's a drive, but there are places to buy organic feed. Plan a day trip to any farm area around DFW and you should find what you're looking for. Heading south is probably better than north but I was in Blue Ridge for a family function, so it was convenient. Probably overpaid a bit but still better than big box/local Dallas prices.

I also purchase compost from Soil Building Systems in Dallas. Website is http://soilbuildingsystems.com/. They may have organic fertilizers too.

Thanks for the suggestions. I did look for regular feed stores and I do live closer to South Dallas than the northern suburbs, but all the feed stores I found had either closed permanently or had become yuppie pet stores.

I did get my compost from Soil Building Systems. Getting enough compost for my 6,000sq ft lawn was not cheap, but it's already looking better so I'm hoping it was worth it.

We have a wonderful feed store in Waxahachie - I don't know how far you are from there. I work in Dallas every day and the 30 minute trip doesn't seem very long to me. Just look at boycefeed.com. This is where I get alfalfa, composted chicken manure, etc.

Check with Elliot's Hardware if they're convenient to you. I picked up greensand last season at their Plano store and found they had a good offering of other organics at similar or lower prices than the closer in feedstores I've used. They've had an ownership change, so they may not stock them this year or at all 3 stores.

When I lived in Midlothian for 7 years, I often go to Boyce Feed in Waxahachie off College street (I think, it's not far from downtown Waxahachie.

Marshalls Grain and Feed in Grapevine, there's another store in Plano I go to, the name escapes me right now.. its something "Brothers " .. they have cheap alfalfa cubes and cottonseed meal.

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