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Re: Miracle Gro

On Fri 29 May, Ross E Stanford wrote:


> OK Allan,
>      I just did a quick experiment.
> I made up two separate one gallon jugs of Miracle Gro.  One, using
> one TBS of regular MG, and the other using one TBS of the "special
> formula".
>      Since there are no instructions on the "special formula" package for
> mixing
> not using the feeder, I just guessed that it would be the same as for the
> 
> regular stuff.  
>      They both looked the same before mixing.
>      After mixing, the "SF" looked a much paler blue than the regular
> stuff.
>      I measured 8 oz of the "SF" out and poured it through a paper coffee
> filter.
> It went through very fast.
>      I then measured 8 oz of the regular stuff and poured it through a
> second
> paper coffee filter.  It started out fast and then slowed down to the
> point where
> it no longer would go through the filter.  
>      Upon examination of the two filters, I could see no difference.    
> Apparently, whatever is clogging the filter is transparent or white.
>      I'm a believer.  I will not use the regular Miracle Gro through my 
> soaker hoses.  I figure that the soaker hoses have an even finer filter
> than the coffee filters because even under pressure, they still only
> weep.
>      Not too scientific, but useful.
> 
> Stan         the cheap and lazy gardener.  (to do this test was cheaper
> and lazier than 
>                   replacing all of my soaker hoses.)
> 
OK Ross, another thought. If you can remove that something wuth a coffee
filter, how about pre-filtering a solution and then put it into the
feeder? or could you put the chemicals in something like a teabag?
As you believe in working so hard on being cheap and lazy, you come up
with something. The world will watch your endeavours with bated breath

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Allan Day 41 Villa St. Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
Tel:- 01432 275443 (+answer m/c)
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