/r/Fertilizers
The Fertilizers Reddit
The Fertilizers Reddit
Fertilizers - any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues (usually leaves) to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.
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I have alot of human urine and feces in my septic tank. I was wondering if I incinerate it in an incinerator and burned it into powder if it is still good to sell as fertilizer? I have 5 children and a wife and they have alot of fecal waste.. I was hoping to sell it as fertilizer. I want to incinerate it to kill mico-organisms inside the feces
I was wondering if its possible to turn sand into high quality farmable land with manure, compost and water. I was thinking of applying some compost to sand with water in the hopes to create farmable land for animals, and to grow crops on it
If a plant needs 50ppm of S, are 50ppm of SO3 equivalent to that?
A year ago, I made a homemade fertilizer using egg shells, banana peel, onion peel, a bit of ash (from wood, not paper), some tea, and tap water. I sealed these ingredients in a jar, following advice from various websites, YouTube videos, and TikTok. Now, I'm concerned about whether I can use a bit of this fertilizer on my tomato plants. One of my plants has already started growing green tomatoes, and I expect the others to do the same in a few days since I planted them all at the same time.
I've only opened the jar 4 to 5 times during this period. All the ingredients have remained in the jar from the start. The liquid part of the jar is clear, but there's a solid layer at the bottom that seems to have absorbed the color of the ingredients I put in.
What are your thoughts? Can I use it?
I'm trying to keep my blackberries organic. In researching what fertilizer is best for them I see a lot of recommendations for something like a 10-10-10 or 15-15-15. What I don't see is anyone that makes an organic with numbers that high. The highest I've seen is an organic 4-4-4.
Is it not possible for them to make an organic with those numbers and I need to redirect my search to a lower concentration?
Alkaline soil, also called "sweet soil," has a pH above 7, making it less acidic and more alkaline, and contains calcium carbonate. Because of its high pH it creates unique obstacles to plant growth. For example, hydrangeas (which prefer acidic soil but are very adaptable) have pink flowers. The high pH of alkaline soil can make it difficult for plants to absorb essential nutrients such as iron, manganese, and zinc, resulting in plant nutrient deficiencies and poor growth and development.
Consider planting lavender, yarrow, Russian sage, sedum, Penstemon and other plants that are naturally more tolerant of alkaline soil. Organic fertilizers can be used to improve the quality of alkaline soil. For example, adding compost, peat moss, humic acid or fulvic acid and other organic fertilizers can adjust soil pH, increase plant nutrient utilization, and improve soil texture and drainage. Regularly adding organic matter to your garden beds can create a more hospitable environment for your plants.
It is recommended that KHUMIC (https://fulvicmax.com/) specializes in the production of various soil conditioners and plant stimulants.
So, I was at a gardening store getting some stuff for my house plants, among which are some orchids that I'm still new to caring for, and I noticed a couple things.
The Miracle Gro brand's "Potting Mix" and "Moisture Control Potting Mix" both had the exact same ingredients and nutrients listed. In fact, there was VERY little difference at all between the back of the two bags labels. I then noticed the same thing going on with the same brand's "Acid Loving Plant Food" and "Orchid Food", only the Orchid food was in a container that was like half the size of the other, and WAY more expensive.
It really frustrated me, because either they were selling same thing under different packaging in an attempt to trick the consumer into spending more money, or they left out key information on the label, which I think I remember hearing is a thing companies can do to prevent them from stealing each other's secret ingredients.
I was going to just accept that I don't know the truth and both options suck anyway, and move on, but then I heard somewhere that Moisture Control Potting Soil DOES actually have weird little expanding jelly bits added to it to try and obsorb more moisture that can then be theoretically slow released back into to the soil. (A tactic that it sounds like doesn't work very well).
So once I heard that, my brain just started screaming, "IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACID FERTILIZER AND ORCHID FERTILIZER, IF THERE IS THEN WHAT IS IT, AND IF IT'S A DUMB DIFFERENCE, HOW DUMB IS IT?!" And I was wondering if there was anyone here who might know the answer to that and be able to help me put my mind to rest.