K-Lite has been around a few years now... updates?

[ALToronto]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I think the choice of fertilizer really depends on the medium and type of water used...and perhaps what you are growing. There is no perfect fertilizer...just what works for you with your conditions and your orchids.

Kelp, though, is really widely popular in all aspects of gardening, now, as the results are said to be really good. I have not tried it but may need to do so soon from all that I am hearing.

I partly agree. I think that the source of nitrogen depends on the medium used (ammonia, urea or nitrate), but the concept of keeping P and K low is valid in all cases.

I have been using both K-Lite and a similarly proportioned fish fertilizer (5-1-1), in combination with kelp and Inocucor (beneficial microorganisms). I tend to use K-Lite for orchids growing in organic media, and fish for those in lava rock and on living walls. Like Ray, I use very low concentration for either fertilizer.

In spite of all this, my best-growing plants are on my newest living wall, which has an enclosure and this little tenant.



I spray the plants with fish fertilizer once a week, and the rest of the time they get pure RO water (because the gecko drinks it) plus whatever she deposits, which is not much. Humidity is 80%, the lighting is more than sufficient, and temperature tends to be warmer than in the rest of the house. Not a good setup for species that need a winter rest, but works for the catt hybrids that make up most of the plants.