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Is it a good idea to use some coconut milk on my potted plants as a fertilizer?

I have read that milk can be used as a fertilizer, by mixing it with water and adding it to the soil. For example: What ingredients in milk make it a good fertilizer?, Milk powder (for automatic ...
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Is foliar feeding net beneficial, over fertilising the soil directly?

As usual, one can find contradictory claims, either for or against foliar feeding. Since I'm sure there's plenty more studies out there, is there a general consensus on whether foliar feeding is (net) ...
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Drooping peace lilly! Is it ok?

My peace Lilly is drooping and has brown/ yellow spots. is it overwatering or too dry ? I watered it last week But it was also recently fertilized. The soil is a bit moist around the stems but mainly ...
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What is the cause and Solution to blossom end rot in tomatoes

There are a lot of questions and answers on this topic but I am not completely sure what the main issue is. There seems to be contradictory information as to what causes BER in tomatoes. I have two ...
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Is it true that you can't add too much natural fertiliser such as Fermented Plant Juice to a potting mix as opposed to synthetic fertiliser?

I have been making "fermented plant juice" (FPJ) as explained in Nigel Palmers book - The Regenerative Growers Guide to Garden Amendments. Basically, you mix plant material with sugar, 50/50 ...
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Low ph lawn with high calcium levels

I am looking for recommendations how to fertilize while improving ph without further increasing the already high calcium levels. Any insights would be really appreciated.
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how to obtain information on fertilizer amount per volume

Very simple question but hour long search with no answer. Concentration of fertilizer is relation ship of amount of fertilizer (either mass or molar) with volume, NOT with area, yet all fertilizers ...
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Interpreting soil test instructions

I tested my vegetable garden soil with a lusterleaf rapitest Soil Test Kit. My soil test came back as depleted for nitrogen and phosphorous, and adequate for potash. This is the section of the test ...
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Soil sample composition over time

I tested my garden soil (NPK for guidance in applying fertilizers) but now I'm questioning my results. I collected the soil as per the instructions and left it to dry in a bucket. Once dry, I left it ...
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Why my vegetable become prematurely ready?

It has been crazy summer in New Zealand. Hot, wet, cold and plants are acting weirdly. But I just want to make sure what is wrong with my plants. Is it climate or is it soil? Most of my vegetables are ...
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Trumpet vine is not growing after 4 months

I purchased 4 Violet Trumpet Vine plants and planted them in a raised bed that I have built on the side of our garden shed. The problem is that none of them have grown at all within 4 months (since ...
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Converting JO-JO tank into liquid fertiliser tank

I have this idea of creating my own liquid fertiliser from all the bio-waste my house produces. I want to take a 2250L JoJo tank filled about halfway with water. Then add all the grass clippings to it....
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Is brewing plum alcohol forming mold like this suitable to make fertiliser or discarding?

I have a jar of plum alcohol that it is forming mold already due to the uncovered area not being filled with alcohol again. So would like to know what is the best use of it such as the possibility of ...
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When should I fertilize my plants?

I live in an apartment in Brooklyn that is south facing, and the situation is that I get more light in the winter than the summer because of the amount of trees there are in the backyard (it's very ...
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Is grass feed ok to enrich my allotment with?

So I have been given 60 kilos of grass feed for free by a friend, he asked me if I wanted free fertilizer and I said yes without realizing it was for lawns. It is not weed and feed, and does not ...
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Can we use mayonnaise as a fermentation agent for liquid fertilizer?

I have some spoiled mayonnaise somewhat similar to in this picture. I was wondering whether it is possible to use it as an alternative for molasses in liquid fertilizer fermentation.
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Onion(not peel) water for fertilizer?

I have heard several times that onion peel water is very good for fertilizer, but I never heard about onion itself. Is it good or bad for plants? I only heard if it can be used for insecticide, but I ...
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How much fertilizer is too much when feeding mangoes

A Mango growing publication from University of Florida recommends a total of 1.5-3 lb of 8-3-9-2 fertilizer for example. (680-1360 g) My growing season is about 6-7 months (~26 weeks) and my ...
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Fertilizer with an NPK title i can't understand

I've a fertilizer that has this as NPK specification NPK 6,1-4-5,6 I've understood till now the number should be three, one for each component NPK, what the other numbers means there? Here below the ...
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Lemon seedling turning yellow and stopped growing

My lemon seedling is starting to turn yellow, the plant was once a rich green but it has started to fade now, the 2 top leaves are the most effected as can be seen in the picture. It has also stopped ...
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14k gal/week irrigation system design -- am I missing anything? Who can I pay to review it?

I'm planning on setting up an irrigation system for a small farm, I expect to run about 14k gallons/week through the system. I'm trying to figure out how to get the water out to the fields. There's ...
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How quickly do these fertilizers get used up?

I had my veggie garden soil tested last year and followed the university extension recommendations by adding nitrogen (blood meal) and potassium (sul-po-mag). So far, the plants have responded well ...
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What mind of plants like Ash Fertilizer/ an npk of 0:2:13?

My wife has aquired some kittens and is using pellet fuel for their litter box. I believe she gos through about 7kg's a week. When looking at it, I see its also described as Ash Fertilizer and even ...
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Adding indianmeal moth larvae to compost

I feed mixed grains to birds in a pot. Today, I saw that the grains have turned smelly. I wanted to clean it and I found that there were a lot of small worms in them. A quick google search shows that ...
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Amount of diluted fertiliser to use on plants

Is there a recommended amount of diluted fertiliser that should be used per plant? Once I've diluted fertiliser (e.g. Tomorite) into water, I never really know how much of that water each plant should ...
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Is 5-5-2 NPK fruit tree fertilizer suitable for indoor fiddle leaf fig tree?

I read that the best NPK ratio for indoor fiddle fig tree is 3-1-2. I have a fruit tree fertilizer with the ratio of 5-5-2. Can I use it instead? How far away from the ideal ratio is safe to go? Is ...
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Looking for suggestions on whether I should tear up this lawn or try to condition it

I have a front lawn that needs some major help. Trying to determine if I need to tear it up or try to condition it. I have a skunk that is digging small holes, but when I dig for grubs I don't find ...
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How far is a espresso brew coffee nitrogen molecules to those able to be absorbed by plants?

I live in a small apartment with 3 small balconies, all of them full of plants. Most of the plants have big roots and are in too small pots, just because I don't have enough space or I have too many ...
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Sul-po-may and blood meal at the same time?

My university extension suggested a combination of sul-po-mag and blood meal to increase my vegetable garden's potassium and nitrogen. Link: How to increase nitrogen and potassium at the same time? I ...
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How to increase nitrogen and potassium at the same time?

I had my vegetable garden soil tested by a local university extension. (If it matters, I'm in the northeast US, zone 5.) The results indicated that the soil was deficient in nitrogen and potassium. ...
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How to dose ammonium chloride?

I stumbled upon a brick of ancient NH4Cl. I dissolved a teaspoon of it in water and fed it at the base of a young pelargonium. Despite sufficient sunlight it's leaves were yellowing so I assumed ...
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What Kind of Leaf Burn is this on my Bell Peppers?

These Bell peppers are nearly a year old and about a foot tall. They come from seeds from eating peppers from the supermarket. They have lived most of their lives indoors starting July 2021. I live in ...
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How often can I apply bokashi juice?

I have successfully setup a bokashi fermentation bucket. I'm currently harvesting bokashi juice and have applied it to some plants. I'm harvesting bokashi juice daily now. How often can or should I ...
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What's a balanced homemade fertilizer I can use in my house plants?

I have a garden with a composting pile and also plenty of indoor plants, everything organic. These indoor plants will need fertilizer on a regular basis. In order to avoid plastic consumption and the ...
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How long to see results in citrus tree after soil remediation?

I recently discovered that a nutrient imbalance might be contributing to a grapefruit tree having fruit with thick rinds and no fruit/pulp. Here's the explanation I'm working from. If I add bone meal ...
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Ash as a fertilizer?

I usually burn dried coconut husk and thorny stems from my lemon plants and I winder if the ash produced from burning such stems and leaves or paper can be a good way to fertilize plants? Or I need to ...
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Can I Reuse Halloween Pumpkins as Fertilizer?

I have a bunch of pumpkins from Halloween. Normally I’d just toss them in the trash however began to wonder about an alternate use. Can I just mash up those pumpkins and spread around my trees and ...
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Does leaving the grass trimmings raise the lawn?

If I cut my lawn with a bio cutter, and therefore leave the grass trimmings on the lawn. Will the dirt level raise over time? My concern is if the dirt level will go above the side walk tiles, as my ...
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Which NPK range are lawn starter fertiliser?

When watching videos on YouTube they talk about lawn starter fertilisers, where it is important to use such when seeding, so the new seeds doesn't burn. But what NPK range are considered to be lawn ...
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Is Iron(II) sulfate safe to use in gardens with fruit trees and vegetables?

Iron(II) sulfate should be very effective against moss, and even a Fertiliser for grass, if I have understood its use correct. But my question is it safe to use in a garden with fruit trees and ...
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Soil test results + need help understanding the recommendation

I have gone through couple of similar questions in this forum but did not quite understand on how to interpret and calculate the required amount of fertilizer and type of fertilizer to choose from. So,...
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How to deal with nutrients reacting with each other

I did a soil test and as expected my sandy soil came back low in almost everything but calcium with 8.4 pH and very low organic matter. I'm not worried about micronutrients as I could probably foliar ...
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Can Magnesium sulfate be mixed with NPK

Does magnesium compete with Potassium? I see several fertilizers that have Potassium and Magnesium at the same time, so I'm wondering if I could safely mix magnesium sulfate with an NPK fertilizer. ...
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Tomorite dilution

The bottle of Tomorite says 20ml should be diluted into 4.5L of water for use on 2 plants. 4.5L of water for 2 plants is more than I'd usually give. Would it be OK to quadruple the dose but also ...
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My indoor strawberry plants stopped producing runners, could fertilizer be the reason?

I germinated some strawberry seeds from strawberries that I bought from the fruit guy on the corner sometime in October of last year. Once the plants got big enough to flower, they started producing ...
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Does boron require chelation in alkaline soils

My soil test shows 0.4ppm Boron which puts its into the deficient category. I have few Mango seedlings and mature pear trees that show Boron deificiency. I tried foliar feeding but I would love to ...
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Can foliar feeding immobile nutrients benefit new growth

In many articles that I read about correcting nutrient deficiencies, I noticed that very often foliar feeding is suggested as an option, even for immobile nutrients deficiencies. How does that help ...
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Difference between different forms of Potassium Sulfate

What would be the differences between potassium sulfate in its granular form versus the water soluble almost-powder form. As it's the same chemical formula, I'm mostly interested in the release time, ...
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Will Potassium Oxide reduce uptake of Sodium as much as Potassium Nitrate

I recently read that the potassium cation (K+) can reduce or prevent the uptake of sodium. I was wondering when a fertilizer lists Potassium as Potassium Oxide, will it have the same blocking effect ...
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Injecting zinc fertiliser directly into plant roots

I am facing an unusual problem. The soil concentration of heavy metal cadmium (Cd) in my garden is high. Getting cadmium out of the soil is a tricky and long term process, and the quick solution is to ...
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