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Taylor,mi 48180

Has anyone tried this product from Lesco.http://www.lesco.com/default.aspx?PageID=27&ItemNumber=052443

8/8/2004 8:36:31 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I've been applying it through soaker hoses. I place 3 oz in a Miracle Grow feeder & run the soakers for 30 minutes every third day. When I was suing it just once a week this way, the growth rate would double after 2 days for 2 days, then trail off for another 2 days back to normal (for our soil). After three such observations (confirmed by daily taping), I decided to step it up to twice a week. This just began in this past week. We'll see how smooth the ride is soon. Two weeks should tell.

The soaker hoses cover an area of 300 sq ft. So the twice weekly rate I'm using works out to 1 fluid ounce per 100 sq ft per treatment.

Green-Flo 0-0-25 is not to be mixed with Liquid Calcium. I would not apply it as a foliar treatment at these rates. I have applied it as a foliar at 1 oz per gallon per 500 sq ft in the cool of early evening with no ill effect. But I also know of a grower that used it as a foliar in the morning (at 88*F) on a day that got very warm & he had some damage.

8/8/2004 9:10:51 PM

Taylor,mi 48180

Thanks for the info Tremor.I have been using that 00-00-62 mixed with 20-20-20 for a couple weeks now with about a 15lbs day Growth rate from day 20 to 30.I feed through t-tape and foiler feed like twice a week.I have been using the miricle grow feeder with 20-20-20 and about 2 tbs of that 00-00-62.I am scared to use anymore than that,way too many bad post about that stuff.My ag is at 100inches and I think its time to step it up a little.

8/8/2004 9:31:56 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Your rates sound reasonable. T-Tapes should handle soluble crystals quite well without clogging. The cheapo soaker hoses I'm using I don't know....I was concerned about clogging. So the clear fluid Green-Flo is a good fit for this set up. And then there's the salt index of MOP. Too high. Keep the rates down or step up very gradually & note the results just to be safe.

8/8/2004 10:13:13 PM

Ohio

Tremor, I have the 20-20-20 blue mix from lesco,I Had no idea that I could mix the 0-0-25 with it, I thought it would be like adding 20-20-50,I would think this would fry my leaves. If i do add this i will do it a day apart and make sure the soil is already wet.
Brooks

8/15/2004 4:50:30 AM

Ohio

*Correction 20-20-45 instead of 20-20-50

8/15/2004 4:52:07 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

If 20-20-20 & 0-0-25 were mixed equally by *weight*, the resulting analysis would be 10-10-22.5. (we can round off to 10-10-23)

When mixing liquid & powdered fertilizers together, we have to remember to covert the liquid to a dry weight measure before calculating the finished analysis.

A gallon of 0-0-25 weighs 12.2 lbs or 195.2 oz. So 1 fluid oz weighs 1.525 dry oz.

Therefore to make 10-10-22 we'd use 1 dry oz of 20-20-20 plus 1.5 fluid oz of 0-0-25.

The same thing could also be done for volumetric measure line Tablespoons but I'd need another cup of coffee first.

8/15/2004 6:51:45 AM

Brighton, Mi.

Does this Lesco product have to be applied as a foiler? Will you get the same results appying it to the soil?

8/16/2004 12:29:57 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

One half to one oz per gallon foliar. But I've just started using it through the drip system at 1 oz per 100 sq ft. It did elicit a positive impact on growth during early tests but I backed off since it was too early in the season for it. Now I wish I'd kept it up since growth has slowed without it. After all this rain (4 inches in 48 hrs at last look) there is nothing to lose by racheting it back up. Gonna need some N too.

8/16/2004 1:11:01 PM