Re: [CH] Fertilizers
byron bromley (byron.bromley@gsd-co.com)
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:40:45 -0400
Oat
10 weeks is a little long without any supplemental feeding.
Part of the objective was fertilizers with same feeding schedual.
Byron
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From: "Oatmeal Jack" <oat@intrepid.net>
To: "byron bromley" <byron.bromley@gsd-co.com>;
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Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Fertilizers
> 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
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> >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.
> >
> >Something doesn't add up. What ??
> >Byron
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