Re: CULT: Nitrogen Deficiency?
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Nitrogen Deficiency?
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:43:57 -0400
From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
Kathy, -
> Nitrogen deficiency I didn't consider - I went ahead and applied an iron
> remedy, as the label said it wouldn't hurt plants in general, though it
> didn't specifically name Iris.
Let us know how the plant "reacts" to the Iron. It will not hurt.
>
> If I were considering nitrogen deficiency, I would have to be a lot more
> cautious about making sure there truly was a lack before I applied
> nitrogen. I imagine I could cause a serious problem with the poor plant
> if it received unneeded nitrogen which encouraged soft, rank, green
> growth this late into the summer season. Will taking a nitrogen test of
> the immediate soil be a valid deficiency test?
A test should be able to tell if it really is a Nitrogen deficiency or
not. If it is a Nitrogen deficiency, they should be able to tell you the
safest way to correct it in your climate. I am thinking that someone at
the University of Alaska-Anchorage could help. Now that I am living in a
climate where freezes do not normally occur until late November or even
early December, I sometimes forget that those in the north have to already
be watching out for not fertilizing too late.
> BTW, last week our paper had a map of all the wildfire sites in Florida
> - it was stunning. The state was inundated with them. That brought home
> to me the severity of your conditions down there. I couldn't access the
> Dunellon web-site address you posted a while back. My server said the
> URL couldn't be found.
>
The wildfire situation is the worst known to occur here. Thankfully,
the trend has been toward an improvement in the situation, something I hope
continues.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida
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