Re: Injector Feed Ratio's
question? does the mix of water and concentrated fertilizer stay uniform or
does it need to be stirred while waiting in the holding tank to be injected.
thanks and have a happy new year. lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: <Pumkinguy@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: Injector Feed Ratio's
> In a message dated 12/30/99 10:50:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> ejervis@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Hello. Does anyone know what the proper ratio is for pumpkins when
using a
> injector.
> Thanks.
> >>
> Ethan,
> There is no set rule when it comes to fertilizer injectors. 25 pound
bags
> of Peters for instance, have fertilizer ratios and amounts to put in the
> concentrate tank. It all depends how much fertilizer is in your soil
> initially and how often you apply the fertilizer. And how much of the
> fertilizer solution you apply to the patch. I can give you an easy way to
set
> the ratio, once you have decided the strength you want. Lets say you are
> going to apply the diluted fertilizer at one half tablespoon per gallon.
If
> you have your injector set at 100 to 1, you put 100 times the amount of
> fertilizer you want in the concentrate tank. So one half tablespoon times
> 100= 50 tablespoons of fertilizer in the concentrate tank per gallon of
> water.. As the injector sucks out the concentrate that is 100 times too
> strong, it dilutes it by 100 times.........a perfect one half tablespoon
per
> gallon dilute watering solution. when making up concentrate solutions,hot
> water is sometimes needed to dissolve the fertilizer.
> pumkinguy
>
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