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| About the Author Richard B. Kuraby 15th December 2019 9:00pm #UserID: 19988 Posts: 6 View All Richard B.'s Edible Fruit Trees |
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Original Post was last edited: 17th December 2019 2:11pm | |
jakfruit etiquette says... Hi, where are you looking for fertilizers, garden shops or farming supplies? I guess you are trying to find the exact formula say NPK 359, in one product, wheras farmers might use different fertilizers to achieve that result ie an NPK plus super phosphate plus a potassium fertilizer Potassium sulphate to boost P and K. Many organic fertilizers are going to be lower N ie NPK 2 1.5 3 etc. Also you could boost K with kelp products and P with chicken manure. I think its hard to directly compare the USA fertilizers with Australian fertilizers. I vaguely remember some difference in the way they calculate NPK. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 17th December 2019 3:16pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
jakfruit etiquette says... Also if you are growing in containers, and using bagged pot mix, you should check the fertilizer already in the mix. If you add extra fert, it will add on to whats already there, so the levels/balance of NPK you are aiming for may throw out. If you are making your own mix, some things like coco/coir have high K levels. Julie says... Most people use potato E. N 4.0; P7.0; K7.0. That seems ok for a commercial type. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 19th December 2019 11:47am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
Richard B. says... Thanks jakfruit etiquette for your reply. Ive been looking for fertilizers at bunnings and online farming supplies and havent found anything with low N and higher P,K. Your suggestion of different fertilizers seems the only way to achieve this. You said people use potato E. N4.0, P7.0, K7>0, where do you get this fertilizer? | About the Author Richard B. Kuraby 19th December 2019 8:08pm #UserID: 19988 Posts: 6 View All Richard B.'s Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Julie ROLEYSTONE,6111,WA 19th December 2019 10:32pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 20th December 2019 11:02am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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