Jack's has three recommendations depending on your desired PPM. There is 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon per gallon of water. The point of the experiment is to find which rate is the best for the general consumer balancing plant quality and cost. Yes, you can feed them at the full rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of water, but that gets very expensive very quickly and you will go through a lot of fertilizer. The question really is how little fertilizer can you use on these and still get the best growth and glow. I buy Jack's in 25 pound commercial bags, but the average consumer buys it in 1 or 5 pound containers. I want to make sure folks get the best value for their fertilizing rate. I have grown tens of thousands of petunias, and these guys are honestly a bit different and quite picky. Just trying to find what is best.
@@AgTeacherThoughts I see, thanks for the clarification. I grow these too and you are right they are picky. the cold weather one you mention is really interesting.
so I use jacks too and are you trying to prove jacks recommendations are inaccurate? not sure what the point is.
Jack's has three recommendations depending on your desired PPM. There is 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon per gallon of water. The point of the experiment is to find which rate is the best for the general consumer balancing plant quality and cost. Yes, you can feed them at the full rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of water, but that gets very expensive very quickly and you will go through a lot of fertilizer. The question really is how little fertilizer can you use on these and still get the best growth and glow. I buy Jack's in 25 pound commercial bags, but the average consumer buys it in 1 or 5 pound containers. I want to make sure folks get the best value for their fertilizing rate. I have grown tens of thousands of petunias, and these guys are honestly a bit different and quite picky. Just trying to find what is best.
@@AgTeacherThoughts I see, thanks for the clarification. I grow these too and you are right they are picky. the cold weather one you mention is really interesting.