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Bethlehem CT

Any suggestions on how to get plant marvel water soluble fertilizer fully into a solution. I usually mix a day in advance with lukewarm water. I am still having a hard time getting all the solids to dissolve.

7/14/2019 10:20:34 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Try more water might not have enough water and the ppm is to high to dissolve another idea is to use a blender and vigorously mix the solution... and my most favorite way of fixing things the pray method... lol ya pray it works

7/14/2019 11:25:44 AM

Boscawen, NH

Which Marvel product are you using? I use their Nutriculture line and it goes into solution immediately. Are you adding any other products (magnesium sulfate and calcium nitrate)? Both of those can bind with phosphate and create an insoluble solution. The calcium nitrate and the magnesium sulfate can also bind together and become insoluble.

7/14/2019 11:49:50 AM

Bethlehem CT

Thanks for the responses, I did not mix it with anything the last time I mixed it. I have been using the nutriculture 20-20-20. Is it possible that It is too concentrated? I have been mixing it for use in the injector which injects at a 1:100 ratio. At the rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon. So yes the solution is very concentrated. Thanks for the heads up about mixing it with magnesium as I have a magnesium and silica product that I plan to use this week. Currently I have been feeding once a week at the 1 tablespoon rate.

7/14/2019 3:45:47 PM

Boscawen, NH

I'm using their 15-5-30 and early season I use their 12-5-19 and mix at higher rates and have no issues. Guessing it might be the higher % of P in the 20-20-20 that is not going into solution so well.

7/14/2019 5:07:09 PM

Saunders County, NE

Do you use the 15-5-30 throughout the season. I only ask because I have a surplus of 20-20-20 with micro and was unsure if it was too much nitrogen as the pumpkin sinks through the rest of my season. I know there are many more variables between out soils, but was just curious what people do.

7/14/2019 11:59:21 PM

Bethlehem CT

I plan on using it throughout the season unless I see a reason to stop. (Vines start reaching for the sky and becoming rigid and splitting in half)

7/15/2019 6:29:52 AM

Central Illinois

What type of filler does it contain, water soluble may mean the fertilizer is but not the filler

7/15/2019 7:48:39 AM

Bethlehem CT

I am not sure what type of filler it contains. I will look into that.

7/15/2019 2:19:04 PM

Plattsburgh, NY

I'm using the 3-15-26 (or something close) and it mixes pretty easy. Sourcing it though, holy crap. Amazon has a few kinds but beyond that, I can't find squat in NY.

7/16/2019 3:58:49 PM

Central Illinois

You can only dissolve a certain amount per gallon of water,I think its 60 oz per gallon, I use a rubber paddle on a drill to agitate my mixes

7/17/2019 8:17:02 AM