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Donna Jeffries
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Comments (21)There are very few plants that satisfy a significant % of their nutritive needs via nutrients dissolved in water that contacts their foliage. The primary pathway for nutrient movement into almost all terrestrial plant material is through the roots. Foliar feeding is used in agricultural situations where a scarcity of one or more nutrients has been identified, and the plant is growing so rapidly that nutritive (plant) demand is greater than the plant's ability to supply (take up) isolated nutrients. Rarely is a complete fertilizer sprayed on foliage; rather, it might be a solution containing Fe, Z, Mn, or any of the other nutrients in attempt to alleviate a deficiency of an already identified nutrient, or sometimes more than one. In containers, plants almost never grow at rates that find the plant's ability to absorb insufficient to support it's growth rate, so if you do see significant improvement in your plants growth rate or appearance, it's a fairly good indicator that something is acting to inhibit the primary pathway or the grower isn't providing all the essential nutrients at a favorable rate and ratio. If you DO provide nutrients in a favorable rate/ratio, and root function isn't inhibited by poor conditions in the rhizosphere, you should see virtually NO difference in growth rate or appearance after foliar feeding. Also, when applying fertilizer via foliar application, it doesn't necessarily correct deficiencies. Nutrients that are immobile in the plant cannot effectively be moved throughout the entire organism, so you really are only providing a stopgap remedy. Any foliage that grows after application of immobile nutrients is still going to be deficient unless that nutrient is taken up so it enters the nutrient stream. An excess of any one nutrient can be as limiting as a deficiency, so make it your goal to ensure all the nutrients plants normally get from the soil and that are essential to normal growth are in the soil at all times, in a ratio that closely mimics that at which the plant actually uses the nutrients, and at a concentration high enough to ensure no deficiencies yet low enough that it doesn't inhibit the plant's ability to take up water and the nutrients dissolved in water. Conceptually, that would be the perfect way to fertilize, and it's not difficult for the hobby grower to get very, very close to getting it just right, using only one fertilizer, if some consideration is given to its selection. Al...See Moreclassicdave,seek correct HW VisionPro IAQ w/ W8835 setting advice
Comments (8)Thanks Dave! I am suppose to do a 2-zones. The framing at 3rd floor attic hasn't been completed yet so for now we are just using IAQ and TH5421 for 2nd floor. Later we will use W8835 with two IAQ for 2 zones. Everything is fine other than the contractor didn't enable DOD, I got the impression he doesn't really understand DOD feature. Everytime I told him I want HW VP IAQ because I want DOD he was like oh pretty much all trane board/or HW 8000 has dehumification features. Grrr! They will come back in a few weeks to complete the zoning and given that it's difficult to trust them set it right I thought I tap your excellent expertise and prepare for myself. Anyway, just make sure I understand it right. I draw the following line on the pic and 2 other questions. Correct me if I were wrong. From t-stat Btw I forgot to mention I have a 8 KW Aux backup heat strip, at the moment is wired on W1, is this about right? He told me the Aux Heat strip will come on at 3 degree lower the set temprature. For example, if I set the temprature to 68 F and the current room temprature is 66 F, the heat pump heat-on will come up but if the room temprature is only 64 F, the aux heap strip will kick in first until it reaches 65 F then the Heat pump. Unless I put an outdoor temp sensor I won't be able to "lockout" say only let the heat strip comes on at 35 F. Does this make sense? Again, thank you so much. I hope you have a great vocation. Your web site looks great and lots of people praise your work. I wish you live in NC....See MorePersil ProCaps...do they smell like Persil ProClean?
Comments (29)I don't know what I will do if Cheer is discontinued. I have many boxes of original (non-HE, Larsi-scent) Tide powder and probably have a box of the large Cheer. If it's gone I'll probably have to go to an unscented or maybe Miele Color powder. I was actually in the Miele store today because my vacuum just stopped working. They are now selling laundry appliances and detergent, whereas previously they only dealt with the vacuums and floor care. They have both Miele detergents and a variety of Persil. When I go back to pick up my vacuum, I'll probably get some liquid Persil (euro). I've never tried it....See MoreTo all those pros and non pros who answer questions
Comments (18)Definitely a non-pro here, but within the narrow range of my experience, I learned a LOT while building our house! I spent 5 years researching energy efficiency, site orientation, flow, and countless innovations in construction and design, etc. I LOVE to teach (shoulda been a teacher), and I hope some of my observations based on the School of Hard Knocks will help someone else. I try not to chime in on things about which I have no experience, but sometimes can't help myself. The good folks here on GW, as well as a few other sites have helped me tremendously through the process, and when I see a topic that I know something of, it feels good to pay it forward....See MoreDonna Jeffries
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