Sul-Po-Mag is a good one. Just be extra, extra, careful of the Su and Mg found in Sul-Po-Mag. Algamin kelp is a great and very much better source of potassium. If you want all "organic", peel some cucumbers, throw them in a pan, burn them to ash on a grill or other fire. The result is one of the, if not THE, highest sources of "organic" potassium on the planet. And then of course there's my personal favorite - compost! Cheers!
Or banana's- the part people hate to eat because its all bitter- (the peel and the stringy parts on the outside) are high in Potassium
Yeh. I reckon that's a common source of potassium as well. Thought it was more locked up in the fruit itself. I know smokin' bannana peels did NOT make us high in the 60's-70's but stuffing three banana's down my sister-n-laws throat one time (sans skin) did probably prevent her from fainting one time due to low potassium levels Anyone wanting to make their own "nutes" in a method other than FPE, composting, and the other myriad of ways to do so should try burning/roasting. Once fire/heat reduces the material to ash the ash contains all elements that were not dispatched by the fire/heat (H2O, and very little else will be dispatched). The ash IS the nutrient. Now, take this concept and apply it to all means of materials that are elemental rich. Get it? For those that have a fireplace winter time is definitely the time to make your nutrient mixtures by placing your roasting device straight in the fire. But it can be accomplished with a lot of propane (grill) or a bit of electricity (oven). The best container is a cast iron dutch oven. The next best container is a blue enamled dutch oven. A workable solution is a cast iron or other bulletproof frying pan. Just burn it up and use the ash diligently. It will be exceptionally rich in organic forms of elements that once applied to your living soil will quickly be converted to their non-organic form and available for your plant's use. Or, just buy the Algamin kelp (Maxicrop) and be done with it LOL!
Hey Possum! That's exactly one of the reasons I buy and use this - Bone Char Phosphate from Fedco Seeds Organic Growers Supply here in Maine - Phosphate, Bone Char (0-16-0, 32% P2O5: 16% available) Burned bone meal provides large amounts of readily available phosphorus. May be applied without restrictions to organically certified fields. We offer bone char instead of bone meal as it is a better value and more available to us. OMRI I get it here- Fedco Organic Growers Supply - Item: Phosphate, Bone Char At twenny bucks for fitty pounds it's another big sack out clusterfuckin' up the garden shed...*lol* j
Why potassium though unless your soil levels are low of it? I thought potassium induced chances of getting male plants?
For right now, get the kelp meal. K plus micros and other goodies. That is, if you need it anytime soon. The Algamin is top notch and what I use. Jerry lol, good stuff, but he's looking for K not P. I do wish that stuff was available in my area. Wet
Comfrey has 17,000 ppm potassium plus dozens of other compounds. [cite ] and Borage can have as much as 67,000 ppm. [cite]. You could look into Stinging Nettle also. It can have as much as 32,000 ppm of K. Compared to banana, some of these accumulators are an equal or better choice. Chunk
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@skunkpatronus . . .. NO! lol- i disagree you're wrong! (for real though- righteous list man- good to know!)
Jerry lol, good stuff, but he's looking for K not P. I do wish that stuff was available in my area. Wet Oops - sorry if I was misleading. I was referring to Possums post on burnt/roasted ingredients - not the ingredient itself. Twenny bucks for #50 lbs here Wet. J