Homemade Fertilzer for Cattleya Alliance

[Shawna]

Ray,
He is using 1Tbsp per gallon of water and no fertlizer.
I am using 1/2 tsp Dyno-Gro 7-8-6. I thought that would be too much vinegar but maybe not. His water and my water is coming from the same place. Would you know when it would become a herbicide? I guess I just need to get my PH test strips out and do an experiment

[tucker85]

Originally Posted by Shawna

Ray,
He is using 1Tbsp per gallon of water and no fertlizer.
I am using 1/2 tsp Dyno-Gro 7-8-6. I thought that would be too much vinegar but maybe not. His water and my water is coming from the same place. Would you know when it would become a herbicide? I guess I just need to get my PH test strips out and do an experiment

I used an aquarium pH test kit to test my tap water. I filled a gallon water jug with my tap water and added a quarter teaspoon of vinegar and the pH had dropped from 7.5 to 6. When I used a half teaspoon the pH went too low so I started using the quarter teaspoon each time I fertilize.

[Shawna]

Is the amount of fertlizer you are using 1/2 tsp also?
Looks like your tap PH is about the same as mine.