Re: OT a little but how do I understand fertilizer numbers?

Posted by john in la on January 17, 2009 at 18:38:59 from (67.35.233.13):

In Reply to: OT a little but how do I understand fertilizer numbers? posted by relaurain on January 17, 2009 at 16:14:22:

There is 4.8 lbs of K in each bag so to get 265 lbs of K per acre you would need over 55 bags or 2200 lbs per acre. This is way to much N and most likely to much P depending on what your test says.

You would be better off finding some Muriate of potash 0-0-60. You would need about 441 lbs of this per acre to provide you 265 lbs of K.

If you are trying to convert this down to a home garden you can use a conversion table that shows differant ratios.

For example 0-0-60 uses a ratio of

100 lbs per acre = .2 lbs or 1/3 cup per 100 sq ft

So to get 265 lbs per acre you would need .88 lbs or 1.45 cups of 0-0-60 for every 100 sq ft.

This post was edited by john in la at 19:04:49 01/17/09.

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