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elsedgwick
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Joined: 26 May 2012
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Location: Thomasville, GA (8b)/Tallahassee, Fl (9a microclimate)

Posted: Sat 15 Sep, 2012 9:12 pm

Does anyone have suggestions for a good all-around micro-nutrient product for citrus, preferably in solid/granular form and without nitrogen.
Thanks,
ES
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mrtexas
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Location: 9a Missouri City,TX

Posted: Sat 15 Sep, 2012 11:23 pm

The best is Scott's STEM. I'll sell you 1 pound for $5 plus $5 flat rate box. I had to buy 25# which is 25 lifetimes supply. A pound will last forever. I've sold several pounds to forum members. Seems like the bag cost me $75 several years ago.

http://www.alliedbotanical.com/pdf/Petersstem.pdf
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RyanL
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Location: Orange County, North Carolina. 7B

Posted: Tue 18 Sep, 2012 1:39 pm

Is this product granular based? if so how many times a year do you reapply? Or is it mixed with water and applied through irrigation? I have container trees and am always looking for a good granular based micro.
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pertman
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Location: Desert Oasis Ranch, Tucson, Arizona

Posted: Wed 19 Sep, 2012 9:37 pm

I am one of those members that bought some from MrTexas. It is a fine powder. I imagine you could sprinkle it on your container soil, but I think it is really meant to be used as a solution. It dissolves very easily and if I remember correctly, the dosage is one teaspoon per gallon. I use an old gallon plastic milk jug and do a soil drench but others use it as a foliar spray.

Hope this helps.

P.

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mrtexas
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Posted: Sat 22 Sep, 2012 10:54 pm

Drenching the soil is wasting it. It is meant to be sprayed on the leaves. I add it to my leaf miner sprays. My trees get around 6 sprays a year of it.
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fred
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Posted: Fri 18 Jan, 2013 7:37 pm

mrtexas wrote:
Drenching the soil is wasting it.


Not so--

Might want to read the bag /directions
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