Hi Neil, From own experience I keep the concentrate in the fridge (and even then it degrades after opening) and I do not keep anything diluted for more than a week. Of course my situation is aggravated by the fact that I use rain water for watering the plants. Kind regards, Jean
On Monday 14 March 2005 09:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2. Storage of fertilizer stock solution (Neil Paur) > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:49:42 -0500 > From: Neil Paur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OGD] Storage of fertilizer stock solution > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > I was curious If anyone has an idea of how long you can keep stock > fertilizer solution (in the greenhouse) before it deteriorates. > I use a Dosmatic system that has a 128:1 dilution ratio. Since I water / > fertilize once or twice a week, I tend to have the stock solution (about 10 > tbs / per gallon) sitting for the about a month before it is consume. > My concern is that the algae or bacteria may be degrading the fertilizer. > Any comments? > Regards, > Neil > -------------- next part -------------- -- Jean De Witte www.jeandewitte.de _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
