Foliar feeding shopping list

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RhinoHumpenPanda

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• Sep 10, 2013

• #1

So is it a big deal to find a non-ultra detergent? Because I can't find one anywhere no one sells a non ultra. Also, what spray bottles do you guys use? Mines really shitty so I'm just not sure where to find a spray bottle that can mist well.

 

Wavels

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• Sep 10, 2013

• #2

Home depot or any big box store will have a decent quality spray bottle...you need to use a fine mist to feed your plants...

Here is some basic info which may be helpful.

The best time to foliar feed is between 3:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. or after 5:00 P.M. Optimum time is normally late evening to early night. These are
the times that the stomata (the small opening on the leaves) are open. However. if the temperature is 80F or above, do not bother to spray as you
will get little effect. The best temperature is around 72F or below. If the weather is very hot and dry, then you may have to spray between 2 and 4
A. M. when the cells of the leaf are full of water and dew collects on the foliage. Any soluble material applied to the foliage has a good chance of
diffusing into the leaf with considerable speed. However, if the foliage is dry and water vapor is leaving the cells rapidly. there is little chance of
foliage-applied materials being absorbed. The moisture evaporates quickly and the dry salts are easily removed by air movement. For this reason,
the application of foliage sprays should be made at times when the humidity is high - between 5 P.M. and 8 A.M., or on cloudy. drizzly days. This
may interfere somewhat with airplane applications. because of visibility, but applications made during a hot, dry day with air moving may be less
beneficial. Wetting agents tend to improve the response to foliage sprays.
http://www.unitedstatesag.org/foliar_feeding.html

 

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RhinoHumpenPanda

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• Sep 10, 2013

• #3

If I foliar feed, will I still need to give it nutes to the soil that week or no?

 

Wavels

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• Sep 10, 2013

• #4

RhinoHumpenPanda said:

If I foliar feed, will I still need to give it nutes to the soil that week or no?

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Yes maintain your feeding when you water.
This, of course, will stabilize your plants health.