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["Hortus" <HORTUS@worldnet.att.net>]

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Subject: vitamins
I mix one multivitamin in a 5 gallon sprayer, a cup of beer,
and a couple of drops of dishwashing detergent, and that's
it for my apple and pear,peach,and plum trees. I try to do
this about once every 3 or 4 weeks The trees are in a steamy
zone 5 near St.Louis and they do just fine


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This sure sounds like a great idea to drink, especially if u
up the volume of beer.
Cut the soap cause it will cause a terrrrr-ble after taste
and too much suds with the beer.

Seriously, we have done quite a bit of research on the role
of vitamins on the role of plant growing.
There is some reason to believe that the B vitamins can
improve growth, however, classical horticultural research
(peer reviewed university research) is in-conclusive.

We have looked a the 'formulas' of the snake oils (and the
'scientific" research behind them)  ... the verbiage is
better then the physical result.

Specific vitamins that are useful for human and animals are
different that than multipurpose soluble fertilizer salts
taken up and used by plants and algae's.
They are metabolized by cells differently in plants and
animals.
it is better to use an all purpose soluble fertilizer on
your trees than your mix.
We like the soluble fertilizers cause of their rapid uptake
during the shorter growing season (unless you select a dry
fertilizer will have a schedule uptake during the active
growing season.

regards
Joel



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