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Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

When to start up and how much per plant a week?

8/15/2011 8:16:04 PM

Thunderbay,Ontario

That stuff is bad shit,It slow growth and lock up your soil!

8/15/2011 11:27:18 PM

Muddy Waters

bad can mean good??

8/16/2011 6:38:56 AM

Muddy Waters

If your growing good!things are balanced!I would micro feed at best!!

8/16/2011 6:40:18 AM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Is it possible to get a comment from you Pap?Is that 0-0-60 that bad if you use the amount you are told.

8/16/2011 10:53:54 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Stay away from 0-0-60 muriate of Potash, use either 0-0-50 Potassium Sulfate or 0-0-25.

8/16/2011 1:07:38 PM

Rhode Island

0-0-60 is something we dont use any longer. it can be effective but i would not use more than 2 pounds per plant every couple weeks.and thats on a 600 or over sq ft plant.

if your plants are smaller use just 1 pound per plant.

we do use potassium sulfate plus many other growth and disease control sprays and drenches. drenches are bucket then tank mixed ,then pumped out over the plant and rinsed into the soil.

sometimes i think the buckets we mix in will melt ----lol

pap

8/16/2011 7:15:59 PM

Saskatchewan Fosston Canada

Thank you very much for answering me Pap thank you.I was thinking about to water in a tbs or two around the root coming out of the ground once a week.Does that sound okay Pap?

8/16/2011 7:30:32 PM

Webster, NY

Tom can correct me if I'm wrong, but the muriate of potash is just potassium chloride. With both Potassium Chloride and Potassium Sulfate you get the essential potassium nutrient. The problem is in the counter ion. I believe excess chlorides are harmful to some benifical bacteria and sulfate are not???

8/17/2011 5:53:50 AM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Dave,
The biggest problem I see is the salt index, the Salt index is listed as 116 vs. 46 for potassium sulfate.
The chloride buidlup in the soil isnt great either.
I have talked to growers who have applied 0-0-60 and have had their plants shut down.

8/17/2011 9:55:16 AM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

Why do they put the salt in it, or is it naturally mined that way????

8/17/2011 7:44:30 PM

Georgetown, Ontario

to make it taste better ;)

8/17/2011 9:34:49 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Naturally mined

8/17/2011 11:45:00 PM