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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: mj on December 30, 2015, 05:45:50 PM

Title: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
Post by: mj on December 30, 2015, 05:45:50 PM

I had a suggestion to increase soil ammonium levels a little but I don't know if that means nitrates or sulfates or? What does one add to the soil to organically increase the ammonium levels? What amendments or additives do I use? Sorry but I am at a loss when it comes to fertilizers. The first thing that came to my mind was diluted urine but hey I am growing indoors so that's a non starter. Thanks for any direction. Best regards mj.

Title: Re: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
Post by: AcaciaAve on December 30, 2015, 06:24:27 PM

...if it's about grass I would recommend ammonium sulfate...

Title: Re: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
Post by: plantlight on December 30, 2015, 10:42:14 PM

Quote from: AcaciaAve on December 30, 2015, 06:24:27 PM

...if it's about grass I would recommend ammonium sulfate...

That'll do it for any fast growing plant. -- pretty cheap way to increase nitrogen.  Avoids the urea nitrogen issues too.  Haven't ever used it myself but I think it's a sure way to burn a plant fast if over applied.