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Old 03-06-2017, 03:51 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RoundRockMan View Post
This morning I went to our local Feed & Supply Store and talked with the fertilizer expert there. He suggested to use 50# of 18-10-5 and add 30# of 0-0-60. This would give me a ratio of 6-3-12. He had a good time and enjoyed figuring this out for me. He was really helpful. Maybe this will help someone else out.

No, that would give you 11.25-6.25-25.625.

N = 50/(50+30) * 18 = 11.25

P = 50/(50+30) * 10 = 6.25

K = 50/(50+30) * 5 + 30/(50+30) * 60 = 25.625
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