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iKillpeople

iKillpeople

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So my friend gave me a bag of this stuff and told me he put it on his tomato plants and his weed plant. I looked it up and couldnt find any information on it, so I was wondering if anyone has used it or Knows anything about it? I also think i could make some kind of bomb out of it.
 
sonar

sonar

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ammonium nitrate is a high nitrogren (obviously) fertilizer. You're correct, it is also used as an oxidizer in making explosives.
 
sonar

sonar

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To be honest, I have no idea how much you'd want to use. I'm sure a few minutes of googling will tell you how. Does the bag have any instruction at all? I would think there would be at least something like an amount per square yard or something. That probably wouldn't help much since you most likely aren't growing YARDS of weed, haha, but it would give you a place to start. Like any chemical fertilizer you probably don't need much.

The ratio is probably something like 30-0-0 or maybe even 50-0-0
 
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Kaiser Puff

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Without knowing what's in it exactly I would steer clear of using it for hydro. You could try a little of it in soil, just be ready to flush at signs of burn.
 
dudeoflife

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Ok. This is totally my territory.

Ammonium nitrate is the bomb. Pun intended. It's a shame it has the stigma it does, because it is a boon to the commercial farming industry. There is no other shippable solid that carries such a high % useful N.

It has a strong concentration of N, chemical formula NH4NO3. It has an N-P-K of 34-0-0.

This means that for every gram of NH4NO3 you add to 1 liter of h20, you get roughly 340 ppm of Nitrogen.

So, for one gallon, add roughly 4 grams, a little less than 1 teaspoon, per gallon to raise the total N by about 340-360 ppm, or half that your first feeding to monitor results.

If you go full bore, roughly 100-120 ppm of N will be available immediately as Nitrate N- almost instant greenery for N deficient plants.

Make sure you also supplement with the other macros, paying special attention to also adding extra Ca and Mg.

I sell great additives and amendments, too, if ya need it! This is what I do.
 
Spanishfly

Spanishfly

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I would put half a teaspoon in a gallon, supplement with P/K 13/14. Increase the latter when flowering.
 
dadio161

dadio161

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Does anybody else find it funny that a guy with the name IKILLPEOPLE is experimenting with Ammonium Nitrate ??
 
dudeoflife

dudeoflife

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"Does anybody else find it funny that a guy with the name IKILLPEOPLE is experimenting with Ammonium Nitrate"

Umm. Just noticed that one.... yikes!
 
sonar

sonar

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dadio161 said:
Does anybody else find it funny that a guy with the name IKILLPEOPLE is experimenting with Ammonium Nitrate ??
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Haha, I didn't notice that either. Hopefully we don't see this guy in the news in a month saying he got the idea off a weed website.
 
iKillpeople

iKillpeople

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dudeoflife said:
Ok. This is totally my territory.

Ammonium nitrate is the bomb. Pun intended. It's a shame it has the stigma it does, because it is a boon to the commercial farming industry. There is no other shippable solid that carries such a high % useful N.

It has a strong concentration of N, chemical formula NH4NO3. It has an N-P-K of 34-0-0.

This means that for every gram of NH4NO3 you add to 1 liter of h20, you get roughly 340 ppm of Nitrogen.

So, for one gallon, add roughly 4 grams, a little less than 1 teaspoon, per gallon to raise the total N by about 340-360 ppm, or half that your first feeding to monitor results.

If you go full bore, roughly 100-120 ppm of N will be available immediately as Nitrate N- almost instant greenery for N deficient plants.

Make sure you also supplement with the other macros, paying special attention to also adding extra Ca and Mg.

I sell great additives and amendments, too, if ya need it! This is what I do.
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so is 34-0-0 not a good NPK for a weed plant? Would i need something like 34-15-15? also im growing in soil, so can I just add it to my water then water my plants?
 
bobbyhopefeild

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iKillpeople said:
so is 34-0-0 not a good NPK for a weed plant? Would i need something like 34-15-15? also im growing in soil, so can I just add it to my water then water my plants?
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ammonia nitrate is a soluble compound of nitrogen and doesn't contain any other nutrients , don't ever use it in a hyrdo setup, soil provides a buffer and its really easy to toxify the medium as its so strong. Its better to use a complete fertilizer with a suitable N-P-K and all the trace elements. Probably best to leave it all together and get some complete fertilizer.
 
iKillpeople

iKillpeople

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bobbyhopefeild said:
ammonia nitrate is a soluble compound of nitrogen and doesn't contain any other nutrients , don't ever use it in a hyrdo setup, soil provides a buffer and its really easy to toxify the medium as its so strong. Its better to use a complete fertilizer with a suitable N-P-K and all the trace elements. Probably best to leave it all together and get some complete fertilizer.
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were talking about ammonium nitrate not ammonia nitrate.
 
phyzix

phyzix

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iKillpeople said:
So my friend gave me a bag of this stuff and told me he put it on his tomato plants and his weed plant. I looked it up and couldnt find any information on it, so I was wondering if anyone has used it or Knows anything about it? I also think i could make some kind of bomb out of it.
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Its a nitrogen source designed for large areas, like crop fields. Comes in 50+ pound bags, but I suppose it might be available in smaller quantities as well.

Don't spend much money on the stuff cause it's cheap. You will need to add P, K, and micros. Possibly Cal/Mag too.
 
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