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Water Soluble Phosphorous Fertilizer
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:52 pm
by Decado
I'm looking for something to add into my kelp meal fertilizer that can be used in water so that I can just hook my siphon mixer up to the sprinkler. The kelp meal is 1-0-2 so I just need something to supplement for phosphorous. What could I use?
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:00 am
by DoubleDogFarm
google, liquid bone meal

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 3:52 am
by Decado
Can the dry stuff be mixed with water?
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 10:14 am
by DoubleDogFarm
This is information from the University of Minnesota, Extension.
Should I Use Liquid or Dry? The utilization of P by plants is not affected by the liquid or dry property of the fertilizer. Plant nutrient use in both liquid and dry fertilizers is affected by such factors as method of application, crop and root growth characteristics, soil test levels, and climatic conditions. The amount of water in a fluid fertilizer is insignificant compared to the water already present in the soils. Therefore, P in liquid P sources is not more available than P in dry materialsâ€â€even in a dry year. The selection of a liquid or dry P source should be based on adaptation to the farmer's operation and economics.
To read the the rest on phosphorous go here
https://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/dc6288.html
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:52 pm
by Decado
But can the dry stuff be mixed in water to be applied with my inline siphon? Nothing in that article about that.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:29 am
by Toil
no it can not.
you need to buy liquid bone meal.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 6:02 am
by applestar
Are you sure about that? I think I would try mixing with water then straining through 4 layers of cheesecloth so as not to clog anything.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:33 am
by Gary350
https://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/productdetails.aspx?sku=7102627&source=GoogleBase
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:42 am
by applestar
I've been using Rock Phosphate. Though I'm wondering what would bee a greener alternative once this bag is gone, since this is a mined product shipped from far away places.
One possibility I'm looking into is [url=https://www.earthworksboston.org/replicate/A_Grow_Fertilizer.htm]dynamic accumulators.[/url]