Re: Fertilizer
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- Subject: Re: Fertilizer
- From: P* W*
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:16:40 -0800
I forgot to say they cost between $75.00 and $100.00, and last forever.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peggy Enes <peggy@unicom.net>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: Fertilizer
>Hal,
>
>Sorry, I think my post was somewhat confusing. I'll attempt to
>clarify a bit.
>
>I called the manufacturer of the hose siphon gadget I have (about $15).
>They were the ones who said that the water pressure required to make
>the siphon work would probably blow the emitters off the drip system.
>I've also seen noted in one catalog that offers the siphon that it is
>not compatible with drip systems.
>
>I asked the gentleman I spoke with if I could make the siphon work by
>using it between the faucet and the pressure reducer. He told me it
>wouldn't work regardless of where it was located in the line.
>
>When I asked the local drip distributor about something that would mix
>the water and fertilizer in a specific ratio (1/20, 1/100, etc.) he
>told me that the only thing he was aware of that worked on that basis
>were the expensive injector systems designed for ag use. He also said
>that these devices worked on the basis of flow rate.
>
>The flow rate injector system sounds like it would be excellent at
>supplying fertilizer in very small, frequent doses that the plants are
>so fond of but $300-1200 has stopped me dead in my tracks from
>investigating further. I also seem to recall the drip distributor
>telling me that these units are also specific for limited ranges of
>total water output.
>
>You can put fertilizer tablets in the water filter ($12-$15) that I
>have. In order to determine the rate at which you are applying
>fertilizer you have to calculate how many total gallons that particular
>line is outputting. At the rate I add/subtract emitters that involves
>more math than I plan on doing for the rest of my life. :)
>
>If there is a cheap way to inject fertilizer into a drip system using
>flow rate I would be a *very* happy buyer!
>
>At 10:18 PM -0500 1/22/99, hlanktree@mindspring.com wrote:
>
>> Peggy, this would be a matter of flow rate rather
>> than water pressure. If you are feeding enough
>> emitters on that line, it will work, but you would
>> want to figure that out ahead of time. Certainly
>> is a valid concern.
>>
>> Hal Lanktree
>> Rochester, Michigan (Zone 5b)
>> hlanktree@mindspring.com
>>
>> >
>> >There are "smart" injection systems that measure
>> water flow and inject
>> >the correct amount of liquid fertilizer. The
>> cheapest one of those I've
>> >seen was around $300. The cheap siphon gadgets
>> don't work with drip
>> >systems--not enough water pressure.
>
>
>---
>Peggy Enes (peggy@unicom.net) Zone 5/6 NE KS AHS Heat Zone 7
>
>
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