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Re: Fertilizer

Yes,
I used the search tool as suggested by Duncan and got the same information,
although there was talk about surfactant and misting. I guess there is
nothing wrong with the fertilizer getting to the roots as runoff from the
leaves. It may be easier to apply by spraying the leaves than trying to get
to the roots directly except the dreaded mildew.
Why do Peter's choose such a high value of N? 
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> From: Pumkinguy@aol.com
> To: sdeans@pcug.org.au
> Cc: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Re: Fertilizer
> Date: Thursday, 1 May 1997 11:37
> 
> Stewart,
>    If you are foliar feeding, the Urea form of nitrogen is the best for
that
> purpose. Foliar feeding is not all it is cracked up to be. Actually a
small %
> actually enters the leaf cuticle. The vast majority runs off the plant
and
> enters the plant through the roots. I foliar feed for I find a little may
go
> in, but it delivers the fertilizer to the tap roots as it runs down the
stem.
> I had a long talk with one of the scientists at Peters Plant food who
> mentioned the ineffectiveness of foliar as apposed to root feeding. They
took
> some plants in pots and sealed the base of the plant so nothing could run
off
> into the  potting soil. Foliar fertilizer was introduced and there was
only a
> slight response. Other plants were foliar feed with no covering on the
> potting soil and there was a good response....hence the runnoff theory.
> Peters has a formula for foliar applications 27-12-15.
>                                                       pumkinguy@aol.com
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