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Old 04-12-2005, 06:57 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
aem
 
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Kathy wrote:
Aha! So the numbers must refer to something. So in a 2-3-4, that's two
somethings of nitrogen per some standard measure. Do you know what the
units are?


N is nitrogen, P is phosphorus, K is potassium. The numbers are
percentages. So if you see 30-10-10 on a bag of fertilizer you know
that it will deliver 30 percent nitrogen, etc., with the remaining 50
percent being filler/carrier and maybe trace elements. -aem