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Old 07-19-2008, 11:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Muriate of Potash-fertilizer question

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Originally Posted by turtile View Post
What are you mixing it with?
I don't know yet.
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A fruiting banana needs with a significant corm needs 1.5 lbs of potash per year. If your fertilizer is 0-0-60 and you have no other source of potash for your plants, you would use 1.5/0.60 = 2.5 pounds per year.

The trouble with most products sold as "Muriate of Potash" is that they are also 60% Chlorine. This dosage is toxic for plants. On the package you received, what are the percentages of chemicals listed on the label?
Solouble Potash 60%
Chlorine not more than 46.7%
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