Hi I am Tricia an organic gardener. Fertilizing is really important to grow
big productive plants,
but with all the tasks in the garden sometimes you just don't have time.
Fertigation
is a great technique to make sure that your plants get
good nutrition
every time you water.
Fertigation means injecting fertilizer into your irrigation lines.
There are several types
of injectors. All fertigation systems should be used with a backflow preventer
like this vacuum breaker. This prevents the fertilizer from
contaminating your water source.
Fertilizer injectors systems can be used
with liquid fertilizers or
fully water-soluble powders.
If you're using a water soluble powder be sure and make a liquid concentrate first.
To use the Young Mixture Proportioner your going to put the concentrated liquid
directly in the tank. If you've made a concentrate from your soluble powder
it's a good idea to strain the concentrate to ensure that there are no
undissolved granules that go into your tank,
this is true for any of the tank injectors like Add It and the Easy Flow.
Dial to the ratio desired.
The young mixer proportion has a range of proportions
from thirty to one, to two hundred to one, the unit is very accurate and it's ideal
for large gardens and small farms.
Included with the Young Mixture Proportioner is a handy instruction
sheet.
This helps you figure out which proportion corresponds to the
fertilizers use instructions.
This clear piece allows you to see if there's still fertilizer in the tank. If
your fertilizer is clear you might want add some food coloring.
For all injectors be sure and install them after the timers so that the tanks don't
stay under constant pressure.
If you're not using a timer make sure the water is off before you open the fill
cap or the drain spout,
otherwise you could damage the internal bag but if that happens don't worry
replacement bags are available.
The Easy Flow system is similar to the Young Mixture Proportioner.
Install the hose bib adapter to your water source, be sure that you have a
vacuum breaker installed.
Just attach the tubing,
the black tube goes
onto the blue section,
and the clear tube
goes next to the green section.
To install the tubing onto the tank loosen but do not remove
the blue and green caps.
And then again your going to put the black
tubing
on the blue
and the clear tubing
on the green,
and then just tighten down the nuts.
Just attach your water source,
fill up your tank with liquid concentrate,
dial in your ratios and you ready to start fertilizing.
The Easy Flow has ratios from two-thirds of a teaspoon per gallon
to two tablespoons per gallon.
Other fertigation alternatives include this Siphon Mixer which has a fixed ratio
of sixteen to one, or this Add It fertilizer injector which has a fixed
ratio of two hundred to one.
Screw the Add It onto a vacuum breaker and then screw your house or poly to the
other end.
Just fill it with liquid concentrate and you're ready to fertilize.
This siphon mixer can only be used with a garden hose and it just screws on to
the spigot,
and has a built-in vacuum breaker,
and then just drop the tubing into the bucket of liquid fertilizer,
and your ready to fertilize.
You have to water your plants anyway
so you might as well fertilize at the same time.
Feed your plants and grow organic for life!