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    A newby question on terms used in fertilizers: What does the three numbers listed in ferts label refer to?

    Eg. Seachem's Flourish Nitrogen has the following three number listed: "1-0-2" while Phosphorus list the following: " 0-0.3-0.2" and Potassium list two zeros and then one value: "0-0-5".

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    N-P-K
    10-20-10

    Etc

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    Smile Npk

    Hi Pepetj,

    The numbers are indeed N (Nitrogen)-P (Phosphorus)-K (Potassium).

    The numbers represent the percentage of nutrients in the total volume of the fertilizer package.

    So in your example

    • Seachem's Flourish Nitrogen "1-0-2" contains roughly 1% Nitrogen, 0% Phosphorus and 2% Potassium
    • Seachem's Flourish Phosphorus " 0-0.3-0.2" contains roughly 0% N, 0.3% P and 0.2% K
    • Seachem's Flourish Potassium "0-0-5" contains roughly 0% N, 0% P and 5% K


    What it is really telling you is you are getting precious little for your money.

    The NPK can be a bit misleading and is designed and based on terrestrial plants.

    However you see why most of us roll our own...

    Biollante
    The first sign we don't know what we are doing is an obsession with numbers. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Disclaimer: I am not trying to make you mad, it is just what I am, an evil plant monster, 'nuf said.

    • I believe the information I am giving is sound, I am not a veterinarian, professional chemist or particularly bright and certainly not a "Guru.".
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