G gego ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined Mar 19, 2015 Messages 2,289 Reaction score 364 Location NVa Jan 12, 2017 #21 Troy, this is what I use. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
G gego ST Supporter Supporting Member Joined Mar 19, 2015 Messages 2,289 Reaction score 364 Location NVa Jan 12, 2017 #22 Its mix with phosphoric acid, calcium is readily soluble. Good supply of P too. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
Its mix with phosphoric acid, calcium is readily soluble. Good supply of P too. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
T troy Well-Known Member Joined Aug 5, 2014 Messages 6,551 Reaction score 200 Location no hatred!! Jan 12, 2017 #23 Thanks!! I'll be able to reference this when my supply runs out
mrhappyrotter Grand Chupacabra Joined Dec 26, 2012 Messages 2,681 Reaction score 329 Location Central North Carolina Jan 12, 2017 #24 Late to the party and already covered but the main cons of bone meal (to me) are ... Develops a moldy, musty smell very quickly, and it persists for a week or few. I usually end up with gnats / fungus flies after an application. But, the pros ... It's a nice "organic" ingredient to add to my otherwise mostly inorganic potting mix. It's slow release, set it and try to forget it (see cons). Doesn't result in salt build up (so I've been told). Inexpensive (this is relative). Cultivates microbes and microfauna at the root zone.
Late to the party and already covered but the main cons of bone meal (to me) are ... Develops a moldy, musty smell very quickly, and it persists for a week or few. I usually end up with gnats / fungus flies after an application. But, the pros ... It's a nice "organic" ingredient to add to my otherwise mostly inorganic potting mix. It's slow release, set it and try to forget it (see cons). Doesn't result in salt build up (so I've been told). Inexpensive (this is relative). Cultivates microbes and microfauna at the root zone.
R Rick Well-Known Member Joined Jun 9, 2006 Messages 12,765 Reaction score 19 Location Leiper's Fork, TN Jan 15, 2017 #25 great slow releases of N P and Ca I would cut down on the amount until you get out of the fly/gnat issue. The orchids hardly need any so you don't have to put yourself through the usual listed cons if it cut way back.
great slow releases of N P and Ca I would cut down on the amount until you get out of the fly/gnat issue. The orchids hardly need any so you don't have to put yourself through the usual listed cons if it cut way back.