Foliar Fertilizing?

Foliar Fertilizing?#306355

By iAttorney -  Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:02 pm
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- Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:02 pm #306355

Just wondering which is more effective on smaller plants, Q-tip or spray?

Re: Foliar Fertilizing?#306373

By SundewWolf -  Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:53 pm
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- Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:53 pm #306373

How small are the plants and which fertilizer will you be using? I've been making MaxSea solutions and applying it with a dropper/pipette. Spraying will likely lead to algae buildup on the soil since it tends to cover a lot more than just the plant, also it could leach down into the soil and get to the roots. I've also tried Q-tips but mainly when I was feeding fish food powder to sundews. It works ok, but I still prefer the maxsea drops.

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Re: Foliar Fertilizing?#306428

By iAttorney -  Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:30 am
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- Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:30 am #306428

The plants are about an inch in diameter(one sarracenia seedling and one baby flytrap). I'm using 30-10-10

Re: Foliar Fertilizing?#313378

By tmann51 -  Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:08 pm
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- Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:08 pm #313378

What are Maxsea drops?

Re: Foliar Fertilizing?#313380

By Huntsmanshorn -  Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:55 pm
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- Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:55 pm #313380

The more effective/easier is spray. The better option for flytraps is Q-tip for the reasons SundewWolf stated. If your growing other carnivores, like Nepenthes for instance, you could consider careful spraying.

Re: Foliar Fertilizing?#313382

By evenwind -  Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:44 pm
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- Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:44 pm #313382

tmann51 wrote:What are Maxsea drops?

Nothing exotic. Just dilute Maxsea fertilizer delivered with an eyedropper or pipette directly on the leaf.

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