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PMDD: Doses/ Analysis of PMDD (my way).........
>Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:36:08 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Tim Mullins <tmullins at telerama_lm.com>
>Subject: PMDD: Doses
>A consensus has emerged on the Conlin and Sears
>PMDD formula: mix with water to make a 1/2 liter solution,
> 1 tablespoon chelated trace mix
> 1 tablespoon MgSO4+7H2O
> 2 tablespoons K2SO4
> 1 tablespoon KNO3 (may vary, depends on nitrate)
> [Thanks to Steve Turner and Onis Cogburn for mix-fix]
>
>Now how about dosing? Does anyone have any comments
>on these revised sections of my previous "PMDD: Sources and
>Doses" post?
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COMMENTS: revised sections of my previous "PMDD: Sources and
>Doses": The text is somewhat long. I will take a closer look later.
Here is my analysis of the component of PMDD (my way....), which I hope
to use it for determining the dosing of PMDD.
REMARK 1: I think PMDD works only on plants that get their nutrients
from the water. Plant which get their nutrition from the soil will not
havwe the same growth responds.
REMARK 2: I don't use test kits, since these are very expensive .
Instead I look at the nutrient deficiency symptoms of the fast growing
plants ( Hygrophila spp.)
In the following calculations I am using the MKS system
(Meter/Kilogram/Seconds):
The MAJOR elements in a plants are:
1)Nitrogen(N)
2)Phosphorus (P)
3)Potassium (K)
4)Carbon (C)
5)Hydrogen(H)
6)Oxygen (O)
7)Calcium (Ca)
8)Sulfur (S)
9)Magnesium (Mg)
10) Iron (Fe)
MINOR element:
11)Sodium (Na)
12)Aluminium (Al)
13)Silicon (Si)
14)Chlorine (Cl)
15)Gallium (Ga)
16)Cobalt (Co).
ANALYSIS OF PMDD (my way):
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1 tablespoon chelated trace element mix (7.8grams)
COMMENTS: Probably to much but has probably all the MINOR ELEMENTS.
MAYBE 1/4 tbp is enough.
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1 tablespoon MgSO4+7H2O:16.6 grams MgSO4
MgSO4 molecular weight (mw): 120.37 => 12.0 grams MgSO4 in 1000 ml
=>0.1 N MgSO4 in 1000 ml
1 tablespoon =>16.6grams MgSO4 in 1000 ml =>0.14 N MgSO4 =>0.28N MgSO4
in 500 ml
COMMENTS: Plenty of Mg and S (MAJOR ELEMENTS)
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2 tablespoons K2SO4: 43.6grams K2SO4 =>2.5N K2SO4 in 1000 ml => 5N K2SO4
in 500ml.
K2SO4 mw: 174.27 : 17.4 grams K2SO4 => 0.1N K2SO4 in 1000 ml
COMMENTS: Plenty of K and S (MAJOR ELEMENTS) , maybe to much.
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1 tablespoon KNO3=>17.6 grams KNO3 =>0.17 N KNO3 in 1000 ml =>0.34 N
KNO3 in 500 ml.
KNO3 mw: 101.11 =>10.1 grams KNO3 => 0.1N =>17.6 grams KNO3=>0.17 N KNO3
COMMENTS: Plenty of K and N ( MAJOR ELEMENTS).
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OVERALL COMMENTS: PMDD has not enough Ca (especially in soft water). I
think it would be better to put chelated Fe separate since this is one
of the more important MAJOR elements.
I would make the formula this way:
For 1000 ml water :
1/4 tablespoon chelated trace element mix (1.95 grams)
1 tablespoon MgSO4+7H2O:16.6 grams MgSO4 in 1000 ml =>0.14N MgSO4
1 tablespoon K2SO4: 21.8 grams K2SO4 in 1000 ml => 1.25 N K2SO4
1 tablespoon KNO3=>17.6 grams KNO3 =>0.17 N KNO3 (or use Ca(NO3)2 in
soft water).
Additional: 1 tbp (10grams) FeEDTA 4.5% in 1000 ml =>0.45 grams/1000ml
=>450mg Fe/1000ml =>450ppm.
DOSING:
I have not tried this formula but, with these molarity calculation is
easier to read (for me) the amount that you are dosing.
If you have any comments, write to me. I am interested if my post was
clear and if there is any errors in the Molecular Weight and
calculations.
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ir. Jos K.K. Liem Horticulture (Wageningen)
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