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Author Topic: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?  (Read 7612 times)

mj

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can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
« 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.
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AcaciaAve

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Re: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2015, 06:24:27 PM »
...if it's about grass I would recommend ammonium sulfate...
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Re: can someone tell me about ammonium and how to increase it in plant soil?
« Reply #2 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. 

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