ORCHID FERTILIZER!
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Using old orchid fertilizer on veggie?
Comments (6)Thanks for the advice. It's from a local orchid show years ago and says only "MSU formula" plus the dosage. I guess you are right that it's a repackage. Sources online shows the MSU formula (for RO water) should contain (13-3-15): Nitrate Nitrogen 12.5% Ammoniacal Nitrogen 0.5% Phosphorus as P2O5 3.0% Potassium as K2O 15.0% Calcium 8.0% Magnesium 2.0% Iron 0.17% Manganese 0.08% Zinc 0.04% Copper 0.04% Boron 0.01% Molybdenum 0.01% From my limited knowledge, those ingredients look fine to me. I just want to make sure it doesn't contain some heavy metal or strange hormone. Although I have no idea whether their concentration matters or not. On researching this question, I found that actually it's not easy to say whether a product is approved-for-use on food crops, as Dave said. Other than those that are specifically designed for vegetables, many generic fertilizers don't mention whether they can be used on food crops or not. Like the DynaGro Foliage Pro I have been using, I couldn't find a reliable source that states that product is safe for food crops....See MoreMSU fertilizer: what a mess!
Comments (3)Hi Greentoe, Yes powered fertilizer is always a tricky, there are so many ways it can go wrong because a lot of time the grains have different sizes en weight so when you shake the power it become Inhomogeneous. That can happen in the factory, when transported and in the shop. Liquid will be better but you pay to much for the water that is added. The best way to go, in my opinion, use liquid fertilizer and what Nick already said buy a EC or PPM meter Cheap at (e bay) then you know what you are doing. The fertilizer sellers advice you sometimes a concentration that is much to high for most orchids. Greetings Alfred...See MoreOrchid Fertilizer for Citrus
Comments (1)Urea is not readily available for citrus to use. The bacteria in the soil has to break it down first into usable nitrogen. So let's say those are for long term use. But citrus are glutton fertilizer users and demands I want to eat them NOW. So you may still use them like you've been doing.....occasionally....See MoreOrchid fertilizer
Comments (0)I have some miracle grow 30-10-10.my orchid died so can I use it on my hoya? Didn't want it to go to waste...See MoreGarden Mist
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