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Questions tagged [phosphorous]

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The "phosphorus" question

Somebody just asked me a question that I had a hard time answering, so this is more or less their question which I am repeating. When it comes to gardening, plants need phosphorus (P). And they asked if it was bad since there are products (say…
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Scorpion Pepper growth

Backstory Hey everyone, first post in this stack, so sorry if I didn't see an answer to these questions (I did check though). So I have a Scorpion Butch T plant that I bought about 2 months ago (63 days). It was already grown to ~9 inches tall, but…
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How much P2O5 should I add to tomatoes

My tomatoes are developing purple spots at the bottom leaves. This is supposed to be a phosphorus deficiency. Tomatoes are growing in pots. Small ones are in around 4 gallons (~14 L) and big ones are in 8 gallons (~28 L) pots. I bought 100mL of 30%…
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How to extract nutrients from soil?

I'm new to DIY farming and have invested in a vertical farming unit. I love the efficiency and effectiveness of these systems in providing nutrients, oxygen and water to the roots of plants in a small footprint. The unit came with nutrients labelled…
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My indoor strawberry plants stopped producing runners, could fertilizer be the reason?

I germinated some strawberry seeds from strawberries that I bought from the fruit guy on the corner sometime in October of last year. Once the plants got big enough to flower, they started producing runners. I went on holiday and the plants had some…
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How long to see results in citrus tree after soil remediation?

I recently discovered that a nutrient imbalance might be contributing to a grapefruit tree having fruit with thick rinds and no fruit/pulp. Here's the explanation I'm working from. If I add bone meal to the soil, I'm wondering how long I might…
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