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Re: "K2O"

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: "K2O"
From: Paul Sears <psears at nrn1_NRCan.gc.ca>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 21:24:41 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <200104071948.PAA19708 at actwin_com> from "Aquatic Plants Digest" at Apr 07, 2001 03:48:02 PM

> From: Kyle10500 at webtv_net (Kyle)
> Subject: K2O
> 
> I would like to phase out the Leaf Zone and use straight K2O which I
> recently purchased.

	No you didn't.

> So how much muriate of potash, 0-0-60, K2O would you guys suggest? 

	You have the chloride, KCl.  It contains no "K2O" at all,
this is just a hangover from archaic labelling methods.  It contains
a bit more potassium than K2SO4 does, so you can use it in much the 
same fashion.  KCl is about 52% K, and K2SO4 is 45% K.


-- 
Paul Sears        Ottawa, Canada

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