Hortiscope: Arborvitae roots shouldn’t be problem for pool
Q : I want to plant emerald green arborvitae a few feet from my pool. Will the root system spread under my pool from this distance? How far out do the roots spread? We are going to buy five or six trees. Sarsabz Fertilizers – Fatima Fertilizer
In this lab, I am growing garlic using hydroponics. The goal is to get the most and/ or longest roots. What solutions, fertilizers, etc can help this happen? Thanks
give them good sunlight really is the best thing, it provides most of the nutrients, but make sure to take them out of the sun occasionally. hope this helps.
Aquaponics/hydroponics (Hydroponic Fertilizer ) made simple by: Randy Moss
Lawn Fertilizing – Best Practices For Optimal Results
Lawn fertilizing is an act similar to an art form for some people, but it does not have to be that way. There are steps to be followed regarding proper fertilization, but they are few and simple. Following these tips will yield a lush green lawn that is free of weeds and disease.
A little background information on the lawn goes a long way in making sure that the lawn gets what it needs, when it needs it. A simple soil test along with a pH test can help the homeowner to determine what the yard is lacking. This can help the homeowner get the right fertilizer for the yard and apply it properly.
The best results will be achieved by adding only what the lawn actually needs instead of adding unnecessary chemicals. On the average, a low nitrogen fertilizer is preferred when feeding any lawn. Use a slow release formula to avoid the fertilizer burning patches in the lawn and getting an even feed across the whole yard.
To achieve the healthiest lawn, it is recommended that fertilizer be applied four times per year. Those residing in the northern states should apply fertilizer at least one time in each of the spring and fall. The longer growing season in the southern states makes it necessary for southern lawns to be fertilized two times each during the spring and fall.
Try to keep the fertilizer on the lawn and off the driveway. If a spill should occur, clean up immediately with either a broom or a shop vac. The chemicals in fertilizer can cause stains on either concrete or pavement along with contaminating water supplies should they be washed into a storm drain and should be handled with care.
Use a spreader to ensure even application of the fertilizer. Spreaders come in different versions, including hand-held and pushable, and they can be purchased online or at a garden center. The last point to note is to avoid applying fertilizer within 24 hours of anticipated rain and avoid heavy watering for 24 hours after application. The lawn fertilizing steps above provide the path to a beautiful lawn without wasted time and effort.
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Fertilizers help to create a green environment, but apparently the most widely used are chemical or synthetic fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers have a lot of drawbacks, which has necessitated the use of organic garden fertilizer. These fertilizers release nutrients in a slow pace. They let out nitrogen which is in turn utilised by the soil microbes, which help in keeping the soil healthy. On contrast, synthetic fertilizers only add concentrated nutrients for the plants but nothing to the soil itself. Every natural fertilizer contains trace elements, which plants need in minute quantities, and major nutrients, which are needed in larger amounts. The major nutrients are potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen.
The following are the various types of organic garden fertilizer
Compost – Compost is the natural break-down of organic material into dark, rich soil. It is also called humus. While equivalent to a mere 1-1-1 fertilizer, it acts as a conditioner, retaining water, breaking up clay and adding valuable microorganisms and nematodes, all vital to soil health. The humid acid in the compost will release natural nutrients already in the soil, so the apparent low-nutrient value is made up for its powerful soil-amending properties.
Mulch – Mulch is a protective layer of material placed atop soils. Natural mulches are used to help retain moisture, keep the soil at a more even temperature, and provide shade and a cover to repel weed growth. As the mulch decomposes, it adds nutrients to the soil.
Composted manure – Manures are high in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and the levels are different for horse, cow, sheep, chicken and vegetable-based “green” manures. Until the advent of chemical fertilizer, they were the primary fertilizer on farmlands, and are still in wide use today. Composted manures do not have this run-off problem. The composting process lowers the amount of nitrogen and locks the remainder into stable compounds. The high heat generated by composting also kills any weed seeds and pathogens.
Other Organic fertilizers include:
Bone meal – It is a good source of phosphorous and calcium, which makes up between 2% and 5% of the total composition. Bone meal is often used for tomatoes and bulbs.
Cottonseed meal – A good organic source of nitrogen and trace elements, it has an acidic pH and is often an ingredient in all-purpose natural fertilizers.
Fish meal – A natural fertilizer made in meal form that is high in nitrogen and phosphorous. Soybean meal – Made from soybeans and is used primarily as a source of nitrogen or as a soil amendment.
Salts – Used to treat soils and plants deficient in magnesium and sulfur. Because of its high salt content it should not be used on soils that are already high in salt.
Gypsum – Also known as calcium sulfate, it is a good source of calcium and sulfur. It is an inexpensive material to use for neutralizing acidic soils, and it also helps to break up heavy clay soils so air and water can penetrate.
Ma’aden and Alcoa Sign Bank Financing for Ma’aden Aluminum Smelter and Ma’aden Can-Sheet Rolling Mill; Will move …
Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, and Alcoa today announced that the Ma’aden Aluminium Company and Ma’aden Rolling Company both of which are owned 74.9% by Ma’aden and 25.1% by Alcoa have signed bank financing for the Middle East’s first fully integrated aluminum smelter and food-grade can-sheet rolling mill in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.. Organic Farming – Worm castings for fertilizer
Hi,
so i have to do a science project and i am doing”How much fertilizer do you need to grow a healthy plant?”
so i am doing 3 plants and giving them different amounts of fertilizers.
then i measure on how much they grow.
and i am using a spray fertilizer
but i odn’t know what would be the “right” amount of fertilizer to give so i can do one lower and higher.
how many seconds should i give my plant to fertile?
oh and what would be the controlled,manipulated,and responding variable?
thanks!
There is no “right” amount for fertilizer. The correct amount will depend on the fertility of the soil you’re using.
I would do this:
1 radish with the recommended amount of fertilizer that is listed on the package. If you’re growing indoors, use the amount and frequency listed for “houseplants.”
1 radish with 1/2 the recommended amount of fertilizer that is listed on the package.
1 radish with no fertilizer.
Make sure you use the same soil from the same source (potting soil from a bag would be best). The unfertilized radish is your control. Make sure they get the same amount of light, heat, and water. If you want to do one “higher” I would use a fourth radish with twice the recommended amount of fertilizer.
However, if your question is “How much fertilizer do you need to grow a healthy plant?” then you probably want LESS fertilizer rather than MORE, because you’re trying to figure out exactly how much you can get away with and still have a healthy plant. Make sense?
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Replace Your Head Lice Treatment With This Non-toxic Oil
Head lice have been causing extreme discomfort to children and adults for a long time and are so common because they are highly contagious. People often think that only individuals that are dirty have lice, but that’s not the case. The truth is that the cleaner a person’s hair is, the easier it is for them to catch lice. Since people have thought for so long that a person infected by lice is unclean, it’s very embarrassing for anyone that has head lice to admit it.
Lice are very social parasites that love to multiply and suck blood from their host. They usually feed about 4 or 5 times a day. They do this by finding a spot of skin and injecting it with saliva. The saliva keeps the blood they suck from clotting allowing it to flow freely while they feed on it.
Nits are louse eggs from which nymphs hatch. Each nit is firmly attached to a hair shaft with a cap-like structure. After about a week, nymphs will appear from the nits. They are not an adult louse until they go through three stages of molting. When they become a louse, they are ready to start searching for a suitable mate. Once they have found their mate, they will copulate frequently.
A typical female louse will lay between 50 and 150 nits during her 4 week life span with 60% of these being fertile. A female louse with a 60% nit mortality rate will produce more than 80 nymphs. This means if you have 10 pairs of lice in your hair, they are capable of producing more than 800 nymphs. If 75% of these nymphs survive through the molting period, you will end up with 600 full fledged lice from the original 10 pairs. Once these 600 begin mating, you have a very serious problem. It doesn’t take a calculator to figure out that these lice will produce many, many thousands of new lice making a colony that has astounding numbers in a very short period of time.
These parasites are extremely contagious which easily infect other victims through any close contact. It doesn’t take nothing more than hugging an infected a person to catch lice. That split second that your heads touch can be all it takes. It goes without saying that you should never use a hair brush or hat of an infected person or you will almost certainly catch lice. Another certain way to catch lice it to use a bed or pillow that belongs to an infected person.
Fortunately, there’s a new method of treating head lice that is now available and for those people that don’t like the idea of using a pesticide shampoo especially for their children, this is a dream come true. Dimethicone is a polydimethylsiloxane oil which is a non-toxic, silicone-like substance that effectively suffocates lice by effectively blocking their air supply. The best part is that the oil is organic.
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i bought a bloom buster and read the ingredient on the back and it says its made with urea. urea is pee from animals and contains lots of acid so what i wonder is this actually bad because when a dog pees on grass it dies or is it just an overload of urea?
ok nitrogen is for vegetation, phosphorous is for flowering and fruiting and potash is for healthy thick roots. just in case people say things and don’t know what they are talking about.
The manufacturers cannot afford for you to damage your plants with their product, so follow the directions on the packaging and you will be OK.
Urea is used for its nitrogen content, which encourages strong growth. If you want fertiliser to encourage good flowers and fruits use tomato fertiliser, which is high in potash.
NB phosphate is actually for roots, potash for flowers.
fertilizers can cause increased algae population. When large amounts of algae die, what happens?
Some fertilizers can cause an increase in the population of algae in the water. When large quantities of these algae die, what happens? 1. A new food source for fish are large. 2. The toxins released into the water. 3. The decomposition of algae remove oxygen.
3. The algae decompose and remove oxygen from the water. – Eutrophication.
