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Hello tuti,
here is the solution I have been using for a month now, and I will continue the same way as is seems to be good for me.
2g/10l of ammonitrate (16,5% N as NH4+, 16,5%N as N03-)
+3ml/10l of fish mix 6-4-5 NPK
with well municipal water (quite low hardness)
NPK is 85ppm 12ppm 15ppm
Water naturally contains both Ca and Mg (and certainly the fish mix too)
New roots are about twice bigger than previously and quite numerous.
Sounds good to me.
I spray a kelp extract once a week
here is the solution I have been using for a month now, and I will continue the same way as is seems to be good for me.
2g/10l of ammonitrate (16,5% N as NH4+, 16,5%N as N03-)
+3ml/10l of fish mix 6-4-5 NPK
with well municipal water (quite low hardness)
NPK is 85ppm 12ppm 15ppm
Water naturally contains both Ca and Mg (and certainly the fish mix too)
New roots are about twice bigger than previously and quite numerous.
Sounds good to me.
I spray a kelp extract once a week
Stone
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Hello tuti,
here is the solution I have been using for a month now, and I will continue the same way as is seems to be good for me.
2g/10l of ammonitrate (16,5% N as NH4+, 16,5%N as N03-)
+3ml/10l of fish mix 6-4-5 NPK
with well municipal water (quite low hardness)
NPK is 85ppm 12ppm 15ppm
Water naturally contains both Ca and Mg (and certainly the fish mix too)
New roots are about twice bigger than previously and quite numerous.
Sounds good to me.
I spray a kelp extract once a week
Those Ammonium/nitrate ratios and the N/P/K ratios are very simmilar to the nutricote formulation I am planning to trial next summer. Do you use it every watering? Are you adding trace elements? 3ml of fish in 10lt of water is very low. What is the EC of your final mix?
But yes if the roots are doing well the plant is happy!
Trace elements: there are some in the water (I don't know what exactly) and others in the fish mix fertilizer. And of course, the kelp extract contains high rate of them.
I add fish mix only once a week in the water. The rest of the time, only ammonitrate at 2g/10l
One Phrag pearcei is throwing about 15-18 new growths from a 5-6 growths plant.
I have three new growths on Paph. violascens whereas previously I only had one growth each year, going smaller each time. Now I'm waiting to see if these growths will be Bigger. That's one of THE tests.
I add fish mix only once a week in the water. The rest of the time, only ammonitrate at 2g/10l
One Phrag pearcei is throwing about 15-18 new growths from a 5-6 growths plant.
I have three new growths on Paph. violascens whereas previously I only had one growth each year, going smaller each time. Now I'm waiting to see if these growths will be Bigger. That's one of THE tests.
Stone
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!!One Phrag pearcei is throwing about 15-18 new growths from a 5-6 growths plant.
!!!!!
Trithor
Chico (..... the clown)
I second Mikes comment! My vio has been sitting and sulking for two years now without any significant change at all (fortunately it has not lost any leaves either .....yet!)
Yes, so is anitum... I already have a nice looking plant (dark blue-green leaves) and I hope to get more than 2 flowers on the first bloom, that would be a fantastic result!! I should not wait too long now...
