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Deniel Kolar replied to the discussion Sulphur in pepper leaves in the forum Vegetables a year ago
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Interesting Benny but…
I do test the water the calcium phosphorus sulphur and all other things do not percipitate.
There is no nitrates in the water even if I add ammonium nitrate according the the water test from novacrop.
The water is green the algae can grow really fast if its optimal conditions (it’s way not optimal at me for now but I hope…
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Sulphur in pepper leaves in the forum Vegetables a year ago
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When you add iron sulfate and manganese sulfate and copper sulfate to your high carbonate water, it might also be precipitating them out. Just googled it and says:
Ferrous sulfate (copperas) reacts with calcium carbonate (natural alkalinity) and oxygen to give ferric hydroxide, calcium sulfate, carbon dioxide, and water. FeSO4 7H2O + Ca (HCO3)2…
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Benny Thompson replied to the discussion Sulphur in pepper leaves in the forum Vegetables a year ago
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Awesome, I love all the thought you’re putting into your pond.
Are you getting powdery mildew on your peppers if you don’t use a fungicide? That’s another sign that your plants are doing too much work to reduce the sulfates carbonates and nitrates. Peppers should be able to naturally defend themselves against PM. Pathogenic fungi like…
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Jason Fay posted an update a year ago
Hi friend
Im preparing to get my soil test results back. Id like to find a good source/reference to go off of, that will help me make sure my nutrients are balanced in my soil. I know that pacific crops need a pacific balance of nutrients, but I’m just looking for a genetic chart. can someone send me in the right direction to find one
Much thanks
Jason Fay
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Deniel Kolar replied to the discussion Sulphur in pepper leaves in the forum Vegetables a year ago
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I really like your theory.
Yes my soil have 6% of caco3
My water have 150ppm of hco3,but I have a huge pound where I pump in the well water than treating it with sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid maintain a ph of 5-6 plus adding some potassium and good amount of iron sulphate around 25-50kgs to 500.000 liters same amounth of manganese sulphate…
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