Re: [CH] Fertilizers
Oatmeal Jack (oat@intrepid.net)
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 02:48:56 -0400
Byron, you really needed a control plant with nothing added to compare the
effects of each treatment to an untreated plant and then to each other.
Oat
>Doug, Keith et al.
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>No I am not really satisfied with the answer.
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>Here is why. ~ I had the same ans from County agent.
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>In some 10 F'n weeks of rain, I did a little "Playing" with some Jals.
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>I set up 6ea 3 gal pots. (no more room in GH)
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>2 plants I feed full strength MG ~ 1 tbsp per gal.
>2 Plants 1 tsp per gal of MG
>2 Plants MG's seed start 4-12-4.
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>If the reduction was somewhere near, the 1 tsp per gal should have been
>close to 5-12-5. ~ correct.
>And 4-12-4, should not be enough difference that without fancy equipment I
>should not be able to tell the difference.
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>This very limited in scope, I'll admit.
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>All plants were feed every 1 pint every 2 weeks.
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>After 10 weeks, Both the 1 tsp and 1 tbsp of 15-35-15 look the same. That is
>leaf to leaf spacing, and plant height, number of blossoms and loaded with
>aphids.
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>The 4-12-4 plants are a little smaller, the leaf to leaf spacing is less,
>No aphids, 4x as many blossoms started. Thicker stems.
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>Something doesn't add up. What ??
>Byron
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