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Posted on April 1, 2006 by Franklin Neave | Posted under Landscaping Gardening
Most Growers Use Add It Fertilizer Injectors
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All you have to do is fill the canister with a water soluble fertilizer then turn on the water. It's that simple. Add it automatically distributes it through your drip system and you can also use it with an above ground sprinkler system. Now it's one thing to treat your lawn or home garden but it's quite another to be dealing with greenhouse crops. After all your livelihood depends on great crops and healthy plants. You'll need to do some serious calculations. It's essential that you properly fertilize to ensure that you are producing the highest quality plants possible. There are some nutrients like magnesium and calcium that should be mixed into the soil prior to planting but almost all the other nutrients are applied after and are water soluble. Almost all growers use fertilizer injectors because they are a convenient way to inject a small amount of water soluble fertilizer into the irrigation line which then distributes it to the plants. It's the perfect way to ensure the plants get the correct amount of fertilizer and on a scheduled basis. Rates of fertilizing are given in ppm of N or parts per million of nitrogen. This is an easy measurement that quickly tells you what the concentration of fertilizer is and it has become very standard throughout the fertilizer industry. But what exactly does it mean if the recommendation is 200 ppm N and you are using a fertilizer that is 20-20-20? That means that the fertilizer has 20% nitrogen so you will need 13 � ounces in order to make 100 gallons of 200 ppm N solution. Where if the formula was actually 15-15-15 you would need 18 ounces. It is important for this standardization because the percentage of nitrogen in fertilizer varies so greatly. These stock solutions are actually mixed using a fertilizer injector ration which is fairly standard. Each injector will deliver a stock solution into the irrigation system as it passes the injector. So if you had a 1:100 injector it would deliver 100 gallons of fertilizer solution for every gallon of concentrate. Or a 1:200 would deliver 200 gallons. Your job as a grower is to determine the amount fertilizer that you need for your plants. This information is readily available on the commercial fertilizer product bags so be sure to read carefully. You can then use this to determine exactly what it is you need. The formula makes it relatively easy to do the calculations. So no matter what your reason for fertilizing whether it's to make your flower beds and lawn look wonderful, to make sure your garden produces delicious vegetables, or because you are a commercial grower who depends on quality plants to make a living, the add it fertilizer injectors are a great way to save yourself time and money. About The Author: Franklin Neave work in fertilizer producing industry for last 10 years. He has recently developed interest in writing and have expressed his experience on his website at http://www.fertilizerworld.com about different types of fertilizer and their benefits. |
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