Fertilizer

[NYCorchidman]

If that is true, someone should tell them.
That is just not right.

Originally Posted by Ray

By law (and, in my opinion, as a matter of honesty), fertilizer labels must give the concentration of the ingredients contained.

In the case of MSU RO formula, the powder is 13-5-15, meaning 13% nitrogen by weight, 5% Phosphorus as P2O5, and 15% potassium as K2O.

My understanding is that the folks at RepotMe dissolve one pound of that powder in water to make up a gallon of solution for their liquids, but they still label it as being a 13-5-15 formula. In reality, what your getting from them is only roughly 10% of that, making it a 1.3-0.5-1.5 formula.

[Ray]

Oh, it's true, alright. I know for a fact that the PA Dept. Of Agriculture has contacted them about it, to no apparent avail.

[NYCorchidman]

What's the point if they don't get any actual punishment for this wrong doing?

I don't buy fertilizer, especially liquid fertilizer unless the shipping is free, so I have never bought their fertilizer but never will. lol

I do buy their potting mix and while some say it is expensive, at least for people who would like to use ready to use mix that ship in two days, it is convenient.

I just feel strange about them after learning about their ill practice of faking the numbers on the fertilizer dilution by 10 folds!!!

[Ray]

I don't know if it's deliberate, ignorant, or lazy, but in any case, it's illegal.