Thread: Applying P & K
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Old 10-06-2007, 05:39 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Applying P & K

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"George.com" wrote:

Bill. When you say bone meal is not very soluable, are we talking here
about:

1. Something that time will resolve, ie is it is slow release?
2. Or are we talking about something that is distance related, ie it will
not work down into the soil & plants root systems if used as a top dressing
(unless dragged down by worms maybe)?

Thanks
rob


We are talking not very, when talking about bone meal. Which is to say
it doesn't dissolve as quickly as sugar but much more quickly than
glass. Depending on its' formulation, phosphates can dissolve slowly or
quickly. Rock Phosphate, Bone Meal, Single Super Phosphate, Triple Super
Phosphate are your choices. Use half as much as the instructions say.
These folks depend on return customers, and the faster you use it, the
sooner you'll be back.

Hope I helped.

- Billy
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