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  • From: <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] N in 10-10-10
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:00:50 -0600

We make sure that our 13-13-13 mix we use does not contain Ammonium Nitrate because Ammonium Nitrate sweats and causes the mix to stick together and harden in the spreader. And since all of our tractors use diesel fuel, the 2 mixed together can become pretty dangerous since we use high quantities of fertilizer. If you are interested in the characteristics of slow release nitrogen sources, you can find them at http://webprod.wecon.com/WECOWeb/WECO/branch_includes/slow_release_nitrogen_sources.pdf. There is some other useful information at http://webprod.wecon.com/WECOWeb/WECO/product_page_fert.jsp. Hope you find it as useful as we have.


Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doc Lisenby" <longdistshtr@shtc.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] N in 10-10-10


Jim Fruth sez:

"Lucky,
The N in my bag of 10-10-10 is in the form of Ammonium Phosphate.
Least-wise that's what the label says."

I sez:
The label on my slow release plant food (19-6-12) lists the source of Nitrogen as Ammonium Nitrate, the source of Phosphate as Ammonium Phosphate and the source of Potassium as Soluble Potash.

I had rather use manure and compost but the National Geographic Society furnished booklet which accompanied my Wollemi Pine recommends a low phosphate fertilizer be used to nourish this tree. Slow release plant food is too dear to use outside on all my nut and fruit trees.

Pecan tree fertilizer is available here (SC) and I guess that it is available in other places where pecans are grown commercially and privately. It doesn't list anything except granular zinc 36%. You can search the NAFEX archives for pecan tree fertilization concerning foliar feeding which I am convinced is the way to go.
Doc








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