Re: What is the volume of 2.5 ounces of fertilizer?? (Was, Re: How much does a pound of 10-10-10 weigh????)
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- Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 22:34:33 -0500
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On Sat, 3 May 1997, Richard Callwood III wrote: > How about measuring out a pint of water (= 1 pound) and then seeing how much > fertilizer you need to balance it. You can *make* an adequate scale for this > purpose using a lever and fulcrum that are probably lying around the house > somewhere. 2.5 ounces is approximately 1/6 of a pound. Be sure to take the > weight of the measuring cup into account. (You can do this by pouring the > water into a coffee can and then using an identical coffee can to hold the > fertilizer.) Now that's creative problem solving! Fia -- Sophia Hansen fia@netcentral.net *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send to: listserv@umslvma.umsl.edu the body message: unsubscribe sqft See http://www.umsl.edu/~silvest/garden/sqft.html for archive, FAQ and more.
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