Jungle FeedThanks for your input Ray .
Regards Keith

"Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca2683$04875630$0201a8c0@fro...
With the "rain water" formula, I believe the plants will get all they need from the fertilizer, so would not bother adding it to the flush water.



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From: keith kent ]
Posted At: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:05 PM
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I mainly use bark mix ,i am trying a husk mix on some Massies .So my 4th watering will be water only .

As i am using RO i have still been adding Cal & Mg and adjusting the ph when using water only ,would you say this is good practice ?.

Or not neccessary ?

Regards Keith

"Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca2574$8e7f4560$0201a8c0@fro...

That's what I do.



Let me add that if you're growing in "normal" culture (organic media components), I would feed for 3 out of 4 waterings, water only the 4th time.



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From: keith kent ]
Posted At: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:11 PM
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Oh, ok Ray .

So going for 0.75 with that feed is o.k ?

Would it also be best to feed at every watering at this rate .?

Keith



Ray B" wrote in message news:000401ca2391$2f55e970$0201a8c0@fro...

Don't forget that the calculator you used is giving the calculated solids loading of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium only, without regard to the other minerals in the fertilizer.



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From: keith kent ]
Posted At: Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:19 PM
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Hi Ray ,i have just used your online ppm calculator and inputted 13-3-15 at 0.75 teaspoon a gallon came out at

129n -p 13 -k 123 total TDS 265 ppm

This seems low to me as i would normally aim for around 400-450ppm at the most in summer then reduce to around 250 in winter.

i feed 3 weeks .once a month i use plain RO with added Cal ,mg at this time i would also use the plain RO to add Physan for the monthly treatment .

Regards Keith





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Keith,

Unless you're growing stuff like Den. nobile, that needs a "winter rest" - i.e., no nitrogen whatsoever - I find it advantageous to feed year round.

In fact, all of my plants get 125 ppm N (about twice the concentration Kenneth uses) at every watering.

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-----Original Message-----
From: keith kent ]
Posted At: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:00 PM
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Subject: Jungle Feed

So that is around 350 ppm ,do you feed at this rate all year round or reduce
.
Obviously in winter watering is reduced for most plants so will get feed
less frequently .
Kenneth ,can you confirm that the 2.5 kg rain mix will be for sale at the
Boga show as i am traveling some distance so don`t want to be disapointed if
it is not .
Regards Keith
"Kenneth" wrote in message
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Small, but very important correction.

I meant to say that we add fertilizer to reach conductivity of 550 µS,
not 550ppm....



Kenneth.