After massive amounts of digging and dirt under my finger nails, I managed to uncover this shtuff,
**Important, before I release my secrets, we must find out if Urea-free nitrogen will even be at all beneficial, or simply a waste of money(see acrticle below). Anyway here is the only store I can find that sells any of the M.S.U.-formulated products. These fertilizers are specifically for orchids, but the ratios mirror Richard's hypothesis
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Originally Posted by Richard. An ideal ratio would be 16-1-24.
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Here is a snipet of an article relating to the MSU formulas
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In general, it is the decrease in excess nitrogen that is responsible for more abundant blooming. Since water quality is so important to the way plants utilize nutrients, the researchers at MSU have developed two formulas—one for mineral-rich, or hard, water such as most well water (19-4-23), and a second for relatively pure water such as RO (13-3-15). --- In general it is best to use fertilizers formulated with ammoniac or nitrate sources of nitrogen rather than urea, which does not break down as readily under normal orchid-growing conditions and can be washed out of a pot before it becomes available to the plant. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids
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They appear affordable and are available in larger or smaller amounts, but I don't know what S/H charges are.
1. MSU-type Fertilizer for Pure Water - 5 lb 13-3-15-8Ca-2Mg
Product Listing - MSU-type Fertilizer for Pure Water - 5 lb
2. MSU-type Fertilizer for Well Water - 5 lb 19-4-23
Product Listing - MSU-type Fertilizer for Well Water - 5 lb
And here is the link for S/H information:
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Chris in FL