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[catweazle1962]

wow thankyou for all your replys the smallest sppon we have is a 2.5mil so is that to much for 1 litre of water ? the green jungle is 1.0.1 ratio do you think the plant needs a bigger pot thanks

[Wynn Dee13]

We won't be able to tell you exactly what size pot you will need. It depends on the roots. When you take the plant out of the pot you might need to cut off dead roots and that might make the root ball smaller.
You want to pick a pot that fits the healthy roots snugly but with a little bit of growing room. You don't want to over pot the plant because that will most likely cause root rot. You want to match the pot to the roots not the top growth. You might even be able to use the same pot. I would buy a few sizes of pots. Some smaller and some bigger than the one it is in. You won't know what you will need until you repot.

As for the Green Jungle fertilizer, I don't know. I would think you would need that middle number higher than 0. But I'm sure Ray will help you with that.

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by Ray

1 Imperial teaspoon = 5.9194 ml
1 US teaspoon = 4.9289 ml

1 Imperial gallon = 4.546 L
1 US gallon = 3.785 L

5.9194/4.9289 = 1.201
4.546/3.785 = 1.201

Hmm, now I was always taught that a teaspoon in the UK was actually 5ml and I actually use a calibrated measure spoon based on that. I wonder if UK does not use Imperial OR US teaspoons, but metric ones instead

I don't really know what the teaspoons in my cupboard are, I've always assumed the 5ml because that's what I was taught, but I know my fertiliser spoon is a calibrated 1.25ml (and also labelled 1/4 teaspoon), so I guess I still need to do a conversion although it's pretty close anyway. What fun

[camille1585]

Looks like this evening I'm going to have fun with a syringe to see what all my teaspoons are! I have teasponons bought in the US, France and Netherlands, and a proper measuring spoon set, bought in the netherlands.

[Ray]

A teaspoon, as a measure, is 1/786 of a gallon, whether US or Imperial. There is nothing that says a flatware teaspoon has to be of that volume capacity.

That Green Jungle "fertilizer" is, in my opinion, not worth using. Having only nitrogen and potassium, and none of the other mineral elements essential to growth, it is VERY incomplete. Regular use of that product alone will likely result in some less-than-happy plants. Alternate it with another, complete fertilizer, and you at least have a way to use it up rather than throw it away.

As a general rule-of thumb, for 125 ppm N in your as-applied-to-the-plants solution (a reasonable level for folks feeding weekly or so, yet not too much for folks feeding more often), simply divide 10 by the %N on the label to determine teaspoons of the product necessary per gallon, or divide 13 by the %N for ml/L. If you round up or down a bit, it's no issue.

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by Ray

A teaspoon, as a measure, is 1/786 of a gallon, whether US or Imperial.

But what about metric teaspoons

I'm pretty sure the UK standard is metric (regardless what the ones in the drawer are). If you buy a calibrated 'teaspoon' measure in the UK it's 5ml. Either way the differences in the calculation are negligible (especially once you've rounded the result), so not really that important a point.

I might at some point redo my calculations for my fertiliser... than again I many not.

[catweazle1962]

hi thanks for all the replys what about a 2.5mil spoon thats the smallest we have will this be ok for the food , what about the Green Jungle fertilizer or is this to weak at 1.0.1thanks

[camille1585]

See Ray's post above regarding what to do with the Green Jungle stuff!

[Wynn Dee13]

There is 5ml in 1 teaspoon. Your 2.5ml spoon is 1/2 teaspoon. To figure out how many teaspoons to use, use Ray's fertilizer calculator. He explains it in his above post. He also explains about the Green Jungle fertilizer. It is not a complete fertilizer so using it by itself won't give your plants the nutrition they need. Like Ray said, to use it up and not waste it you can alternate it with a complete fertilizer.

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by RosieC

Hmm, now I was always taught that a teaspoon in the UK was actually 5ml and I actually use a calibrated measure spoon based on that. I wonder if UK does not use Imperial OR US teaspoons, but metric ones instead

I don't really know what the teaspoons in my cupboard are, I've always assumed the 5ml because that's what I was taught, but I know my fertiliser spoon is a calibrated 1.25ml (and also labelled 1/4 teaspoon), so I guess I still need to do a conversion although it's pretty close anyway. What fun

Rosie- I was just reading on the internet that the UK did commit to the metric system but the imperial system is still widespread and commonly used. Here is the page I read it on. Metric system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I also read that 1 metric teaspoon = 5 ml. Here is where I found that info. What is metric teaspoon (metric tsp). Metric teaspoon is a volume measurement unit (mobile)