[CH] Foliar feeding
Byron Bromley (Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com)
Mon, 15 May 2000 22:09:23 -0400
Robert F. Your Statement
>Rudolph Steiner would disagree with the >contention that only the roots
>absorb nutrition...
>
>And if you look at a bottle of fish emulsion, it >specifically notes to
pour it over the leaves.
No problem , Look at fish emulsion, It's mostly Nitrogen, (5-1-1) Leaves can
absorb nitrogen, It's the metals and minerals, which are 95% of the other
stuff that they also need, they can't.
But there is also not enough phoshourous or potasium in fish emulsion for
good stem and stalk growth, Manure or compost tea will give you more than
fish and still be OG. IMHO the best that there is for fertilizer, NPK
numbers low enough to prevent excess nitrogen problems, won't burn plants,
Won't cause rampid growth at the expense of strong stalks and stems,
Nitrogen low enough to not attract bugs, esp aphids. and screw up blossoms
and fruit set. Even kills many diseases. Also low enough to prevent screw up
with soil pH
Pricing is also awsome, Debra and Scott are working on that.
Seen a lot of folks with phosphour deficiency that had been feeding fish
emulsion only, IE Yellow leaves with a purple on the underside.
1 aged methane's opinion
Byron