Re: [APD] Dry Fertilizer dosing

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Some chems you can dissolve in water and control very small portions that way -- 1 tsp in a cup of water means 1/4 cup = 1/4 tsp.
 
You can also get very small measuring spoons (Dash. Pinch, & Smidgeon (1/8 tsp, 1/16, 132)), which is what I use. Gregwatson.com used to list them but not recently, but you can find them at kitchen, home, and hardware vendors. Consider:
 
http://fantes.com/measuring_spoons.htm 
 
They usually only cost a few bucks plus the shipping. Restoration Hardware used to carry them, if there's a store local to you.
 
 
If you can't get the small spoon then for powder that doesn't easily dissolve. Measure out with the smallest measured spoon you have. With a plastic card or other similar item lay out some lines of the stuff -- spread the material it out into a rectangle and divide it into, say, 8 lines. 8 lines means each line equals about 1/8 tsp. That should be close enough for aquatic gardening work.
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Mariano F. Bonfante <mariano_bonfante at hotmail_com>
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:07:47 AM
Subject: [APD] Dry Fertilizer dosing


Hi folks. I have some questions regarding dry fertilizing dosing. Why is the 
tsp so popular?  How do you manage for example, 1/32 of tsp?.


Regards,


Mariano


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