Re: JI Fertilizer Conflict
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] JI Fertilizer Conflict
- From: J* G*
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 06:11:41 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Zentena <zentena@hophead.org>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] JI Fertilizer Conflict
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, you wrote:
>
> > By the way, most all plants including JI are dependent on calcium. It is
not
> > calcium that is the problem, it is the carbonate (lime). Calcium
sulphate
> > (gypsum) and calcium nitrate will not harm JI.
>
>
> My soil is naturally full of calcium carbonate. So is the water
> supply. McEwen's book talks about problems with iron uptake. I've seen
> that with other plants and I think I'm seeing it with one of the iris.
Nick,
My camellias sometimes get yellowing which I take to be a problem with iron
uptake...a product called Ironite does the trick wonderfully.
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