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Foliar Fertilizing?
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:02 pm
by iAttorney
Just wondering which is more effective on smaller plants, Q-tip or spray?
Re: Foliar Fertilizing?
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:53 pm
by SundewWolf
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.
Re: Foliar Fertilizing?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 4:30 am
by iAttorney
The plants are about an inch in diameter(one sarracenia seedling and one baby flytrap). I'm using 30-10-10
Re: Foliar Fertilizing?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:08 pm
by tmann51
What are Maxsea drops?
Re: Foliar Fertilizing?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:55 pm
by Huntsmanshorn
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?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:44 pm
by evenwind
tmann51 wrote:What are Maxsea drops?
Nothing exotic. Just dilute Maxsea fertilizer delivered with an eyedropper or pipette directly on the leaf.