Re: [AGA Member] Dosing plants with NPK home compounds

[Paula Hofmann <paula.hofmann@gte.net>]

Thanks, daughter for the uplinks.. Mom

On Tuesday 13 January 2004 06:28 pm, you wrote:
> Haha!! Here goes.
>
> EDTA--ethylene diamine tetra acetic
> acid--http://www.seachem.com/en_support/support_faq.html
>
> APD--Aquatic Plants Digest, http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/
>
> KNO3--Nitrate
>
> AKAIK--As Far As I Know
>
> IMO--In My Opinion
>
> Krib--http://www.thekrib.com
>
> PMDD--Poor Man's Dosing Drops--http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/
>
> FAQ--Frequently Asked Questions
>
> Cheryl Rogers
> Oak Point, TX
>
> Paula Hofmann wrote:
> > 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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