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Re: [AGA Member] Dosing plants with NPK home compounds
Gosh I wish you guys would use English instead of accronyms so that us
neophytes can read this stuff. Paula
>
> The iron-EDTA IS chelated; that's the function of the EDTA.
>
> You might want to check up on the dosing methods described by Tom Barr on
> the APD especially with regard to nitrogen. In my experience nitrogen needs
> to be supplemented at least once a week to keep the plants growing well. If
> I use KNO3, then there is more than enough potassium there for the plants.
> Sword plants are also heavy consumers of calcium so you may need to
> supplement that too unless you have hard water & exchange 25% every couple
> of weeks. Calcium can also disappear into snails & be absorbed by organic
> soil especially peat not to mention that it is used up by the plants. I
> think calcium needs to be supplemented about every two weeks or so by one
> means or another.
>
> Erik, I took a quick look in the Krib where I thought I might find Thomas'
> comments. AFAIK, I haven't read a comprehensive summary of his approach on
> the APD, although I have a few excerpts that are quite good. IMO, Thomas
> has taken nutrient dosing a step beyond the Sears & Conlin PMDD protocol.
> Someday he'll get around to rewriting the FAQ for us but in the meantime we
> ought to collect some of our favourite postings for the Krib.
>
> Also we've begun to talk more recently on the APD about the ratios of
> nutrients (molar ratios) and this is more meaningful & accurate but also
> much more difficult for the average user to understand not to mention
> newbies. The APD has become a much more technical forum recently; which I
> like however its also greatly reduced questions by newbies & casual
> growers. What the heck do you call them?
>
> Steve P
>
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Peace and love,
Paula
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