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Fertilizing Plantroom Plants

How to fertilize the palms once per month

Once per month we fertilise the large palms in the plantroom. Below you can find a recipe to the fertiliser.

Steps

 

  1. Use the container in the Aquaponics to get the fertilizer from the blue barrel;

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  2. Open the water valve, wait until the fertilizer becomes relatively clear (fill about 1/3 of the bucket or the whole yellow watering can next to the container);

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  3. Pour the fertilizer into the yellow spray;

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  4. Fertilize the plants
  5. If needed, add some extra tap water to the plants (the soil needs to be wet but not soaking).
  6. *Every 2 months, use 2 gram of wood ash from the rocket stove, and spread it evenly over plants  (the rule of thumb is that you need to add 1 g per month; you’re adding it once every few months to make the spreading easier)


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