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Originally Posted by oakshadows
Richard, What is your idea of a balanced fertilizer? We do organics as much as possible and have read of many ideas on the subject. It seems that there isn't really one thought on what is the best. Ferts are a subject that attracts all since it is needed to produce a harvest, but we want a quality harvest with the taste one doesn't get at the local supermarket. Thanks
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I was referring specifically to micronutrients. They need to be present in certain ratios with each other -- too much or too little of one can (and often does) inhibit the uptake of another.
Most fruits sold in supermarkets are not tree-ripened but instead picked unripe and brought "to color" and texture by gassing them in a warehouse. Hence the poor taste. It is this very reason that I encourage people to grow their own fruits and vegetables or at least purchase them from a local farmers' market.
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Originally Posted by gaberoo
I agree with oakshadows...there is no one balanced fertilizer for all plants.
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I agree completely. However, a complete balanced water-soluble fertilizer for citrus grown in soil will have the correct proportions of nutrients and no contradicting imbalances of micronutrients. Such a thing is also available as an organic formula in liquid form.
In summary, the reason I brought up micronutrients in the first place was to point out the misleading statements regarding them on the label of Superthrive when the actual benefit of the product is in the 3 hormones it contains.