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Kansas

I'm no math whiz so i need alittle help here. How do you convert quarts to acres down to "?" per 1000 square feet? Lets say a liquid fertilizer calls for 1 quart per acre...how much liquid would that be for a 1000 square foot patch? Thanks for the help.

Shawn

4/29/2003 6:02:44 PM

Waquoit Mass

1 acre equals 40000 sq ft just start cutting everything in half till you get down to 1000 sq ft

4/29/2003 6:37:38 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

one acre equals 43,560 sq. ft.

one quart equals 192 tsp.

so a 1000 sq. ft. patch would need 1.469 Tblspoon or better rounded to 1.5 Tblspoon.

4/29/2003 8:17:22 PM

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32 ounces divided by 43.56 = .734 ounces per 1,000 sq. ft.
This might best be measured accurately with a medical syringe. .73 oz = 20.5 mls or cc's.

Shawn, What kind of "fertilizer" works at rates this low? I work for one of the largest fertilizer manufacturers in the world & I'm curious.

Steve

4/29/2003 9:03:02 PM

Kansas

Steve,

I was just using the figures as an example. I was reading the label on my 2.5 gallon jug of Nutri-Cal and it said to apply 2 qts per acre per application. Just before flowering,second at fruit set and then every 7-10 days until harvest.

Shawn

4/29/2003 9:39:33 PM

Kansas

Steve,

P.S.... My patch is only 500 sq ft so i was trying to just get a break down on the amount of liquid. Thanks all for the help.

Shawn

4/29/2003 9:41:12 PM