To Fertilize or Not?

[qbie]

Don't we also excrete nitrogen as uric acid? I thought too much uric acid causes it to crystallize in the joints = a gout attack.

[estación seca]

Nitrogen excretion in animals

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Nitrogen excretion in animals

Great article Estación Seca. I guess. Didn't finish it. That's a whole lo more about pee than I really need to know. Then again, it does answer questions asked, unasked, and more.

From Should I Fertilize to a study about the effects of using urine. Gonna stick to my K-Lite. Keep going like this, Imma have to move this from Beginner thread to Advanced Discussions.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Great article Estación Seca. I guess. Didn't finish it. That's a whole lo more about pee than I really need to know. Then again, it does answer questions asked, unasked, and more.

From Should I Fertilize to a study about the effects of using urine. Gonna stick to my K-Lite. Keep going like this, Imma have to move this from Beginner thread to Advanced Discussions.

On the subreddit about composting, they are often referring to peeing on the compost pile to get it started. Just thought you could add this to your growing knowledge bank.

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

On the subreddit about composting, they are often referring to peeing on the compost pile to get it started. Just thought you could add this to your growing knowledge bank.

My dogs already have this one covered.

[FranningtonBear]

Originally Posted by Dusty Ol' Man

On the subreddit about composting, they are often referring to peeing on the compost pile to get it started. Just thought you could add this to your growing knowledge bank.

Well that explains my composting failures

[qbie]

Originally Posted by Blueszz

What is your reason not to fertilize?

I don’t think they are heavy feeders but I think they certainly will benefit from it. They need their “vitamins” to grow, just like we do.

You have converted me into a fertilizer-believer

Today I noticed one of my phals has a new growth from the stem. Doesn't look like a root to me, so I think it's a spike. Last year's spike didn't die back all the way so I left what was green and a new spike has already started to form off the remnant. This could be the first time I have a Phal with 2 separate spikes coming from the base. It did produce 2 spikes a couple years ago, but it was actually one spike that formed off an old spike that ended up branching.

I think the reason I don't think I really saw any benefit from fertilizing my Phals before was because when I started to fertilize them in the past, by then my cultural conditions weren't so favorable anymore

[Blueszz]

Originally Posted by qbie

You have converted me into a fertilizer-believer

Today I noticed one of my phals has a new growth from the stem. Doesn't look like a root to me, so I think it's a spike. Last year's spike didn't die back all the way so I left what was green and a new spike has already started to form off the remnant. This could be the first time I have a Phal with 2 separate spikes coming from the base. It did produce 2 spikes a couple years ago, but it was actually one spike that formed off an old spike that ended up branching.

I think the reason I don't think I really saw any benefit from fertilizing my Phals before was because when I started to fertilize them in the past, by then my cultural conditions weren't so favorable anymore

Way to go!
Show off your Phal once it is flowering <3