Marco
Slipperless member
First the background.
I use tap with 3/4 tsp 20-20-20 growmore/2 drops kln/.25 tsp kln per 2 gallons. I use the same concentration every watering for s/h pots and every two weeks for any other non-s/h. My paphs in s/h dig the fertilizer mix as far as I can tell. And my paphs in non-s/h dig the mix too (stonei + phil. alba. the stonei has an actively growing root tip). I don't do the watering all my plants at once bit and just water as each plant needs it. I store fertilizer because I fertilize almost every day and mixing up a batch of fertilizer is a pain if I only need to water 2-3 plants plants at a time. So the excess I store in opaque jugs. And I just use plain distilled water on my phag.
Ok here's the questions.
- Can storing fertilizer necessarily change it's quality?
- Have members changed fertilizer regiments, after long term usage of course, from consistent fertilizer all year round to season specific fertilizer or vice versa? (i.e. using 20-20-20 all year then switched to growth boosters for the spring and bloom boosters for the winter) If you have, did you notice any changes in your plants?
- Is brita water a good substitute for distilled/ro water?
- Do you use /Can you use the same fertilizer concentration used on mature plants on compots and newly out of flask compots?
- Do you fertilize your phrags? If so what concentrations do you use and how often do you fertilize?
TIA. And thanks for taking your time to read this.
I use tap with 3/4 tsp 20-20-20 growmore/2 drops kln/.25 tsp kln per 2 gallons. I use the same concentration every watering for s/h pots and every two weeks for any other non-s/h. My paphs in s/h dig the fertilizer mix as far as I can tell. And my paphs in non-s/h dig the mix too (stonei + phil. alba. the stonei has an actively growing root tip). I don't do the watering all my plants at once bit and just water as each plant needs it. I store fertilizer because I fertilize almost every day and mixing up a batch of fertilizer is a pain if I only need to water 2-3 plants plants at a time. So the excess I store in opaque jugs. And I just use plain distilled water on my phag.
Ok here's the questions.
- Can storing fertilizer necessarily change it's quality?
- Have members changed fertilizer regiments, after long term usage of course, from consistent fertilizer all year round to season specific fertilizer or vice versa? (i.e. using 20-20-20 all year then switched to growth boosters for the spring and bloom boosters for the winter) If you have, did you notice any changes in your plants?
- Is brita water a good substitute for distilled/ro water?
- Do you use /Can you use the same fertilizer concentration used on mature plants on compots and newly out of flask compots?
- Do you fertilize your phrags? If so what concentrations do you use and how often do you fertilize?
TIA. And thanks for taking your time to read this.