[MittleiderMethodGardening] Re: Fertilizers: What about the filler ingredients?
Ward,
Whether you use hydroponics, Mittleider, Aquaponics, or Organic a chemist will tell you the plant is taking up the free ions of the various NPKs present in solution. Where we get into problems is when an excess of any of these leave salts residual in whatever the root medium being used. According to theory a precise metered delivery would mitigate this regardless of method. Alas we humans are not that precise and work the averages. Mittleider is a great way to garden especially if your base soils are poor.
John Group:
It's true that the plant can't tell the difference between nitrogen (or any of the other nutrients) from compost or from a fertilizer bag. The key is to feed accurate, measured amounts of exactly the nutrients plants need. And The Mittleider Method does just that, removing all the guesswork and problems with putting bad stuff into the garden.
Taking care of pH is not difficult either. Simply use Lime as your calcium source if you receive more than 20" of annual rainfall, and use gypsum if you receive less than 18". Measuring pH is very simple, quick, and inexpensive with a pH meter. If your pH is still high after applying gypsum simply apply some sulfur. See The Garden Doctor books or the Schedule of Deficiency Symptoms in the Files section of this Group Website for recommended amounts to use.
Jim Kennard
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