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Old 10-02-2013, 04:16 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to help me figure this out. So 4 teaspoons/gallon of my liquid MSU should be 106 ppm. This should be acceptable for S/H, right?
If you feed approximately weekly, that's fine. If you feed more often, I'd lower the dose.

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I use RO water, and when I purchased my countertop RO system, a container of "Orchid Fertilizer for pure water came with it. I make up gallon jugs of RO water, and when it's feeding day, I use 1/2 tsp in one gallon jug of water. I don't know what ppms mean, and as I said, my water is pre stocked in gallon jugs. My question for Ray I guess, is am I using this stuff right? It's been a few months, and since I started using it, my orchids are really reacting well-new roots and some spiking...???
1/2 tsp/gal is about 85 ppm N. Again - if you're feding weekly, that's probably OK. More frequently and I'd lower the amount.

As an example, I water 2-3x/week, and I feed at 35 ppm N each time.
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