• Jacks Classic - Orchid Special - 8oz

      • Orchid Special
      • Jack's Classic
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      • 30-10-10

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        High Nitrogen balance for orchids grown in fir bark. Feeds through both the roots and the leaves to ensure the developement of new leaves.

         

        Designed to prevent nitrogen drawdown from the decomposition of the orchid fir bark growing material.

         

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      • Product Information
      • For use with:
        • All orchids grown in a fir bark medium and plants with high nitrogen requirements
        • Turfs
        • Ornamental grasses

    • How to Useyellow orchid

      Orchids need this high nitrogen and special micronutrient formula when potted in porous fibers, fir bark and rock. This formula emphasizes the vegetative growth stage (leaves), and will assure that the plant’s requirements for increased nitrogen will be satisfied as new leaves develop and mature. It is an excellent root and foliar feeding product, not only for orchids, but also for all turf and ornamental grasses. Feeds through both roots and leaves.

       

      Use Jack's Classic Orchid Special 30-10-10 at a rate 1/4 teaspoon per gallon with every watering or 1/2 teaspoon per gallon every other week. You can make up a gallon jug of the fertilizer mixture and keep it stored in a low light, cool area until next use.

       

      Orchid growers should switch from this product to the Jack's Classic Blossom Booster 10-30-20 when the orchids begin to set a spike and get ready to bloom.

       

      For Small Volume Mixing

      Dissolve the following amounts in 1 gallon of water. An injector should not be used.

      1/2 tsp.   =  138 ppm

      1 tsp.      =   276 ppm

      1 tbsp. =   828 ppm

       

      When using a Siphonex or Hoze-on proportioner

      1:15 setting                                

      100 ppm    =    2.3 oz.                

      200 ppm    =    4.6 oz.                

      300 ppm    =    6.9 oz.                

      Limit of Solubility in Hot Water = 4 lbs. per gallon

       

      For Best Results

      Jack's Fertilizers are made with 100% soluble raw materials that will form a true solution. 

       

      Use warm or hot water (180 F°) to dissolve product. Some raw materials are slower to dissolve than others. Most fertilizer compounds dissolve in an endothermic reaction, which means they absorb heat from their surroundings during the process. In strong concentrations or stock solutions (1-3 + lbs. per gallon), using cold water in a cold environment will drastically slow the dissolving process (up to 24 hours to form a true solution). In all conditions, agitation will help speed up the dissolving process by exposing more particle surface area to the water.