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With limited information on labels, and unknown variables, I don't know how anyone could compare prices on kelp products.

Here are the directions for 2 kelp brands:

1.Mix 1 tablespoon with 1 gallon of water, or mix 1 ounce with enough water to cover 300 sq. ft. Wet all plant surfaces.

2.Outdoor Plants: Use 1/8 Cup (1 fl. Oz.- 1:128) per
gallon of water. Feed vegetables, flowers, trees and
shrubs every 2-3 weeks. Apply until soil is saturated
or as a foliar feed until leaves are wet, top & bottom.

2/16/2008 9:52:02 AM

Sheridan . NY

The info is there just twisted a little--your 1oz to the gallon is the mix rate--now spray that 1 gallon should cover 2 full size BP PLANTS --BUT --! You need to look a nozzle size--and pressure--so lets say your kelp is$10.00 a gallon-- divide that by 128 that how manys oz's are in gallon--you are makeing 128 gallon of sprayalble kelp so about 8->cent a gallon

2/16/2008 10:33:10 AM

Ohio

The bottle of Bayer Tree & Shrub is labeled 1.47% Imidacloprid, and there are laws about maximum application rates, and I would assume there is an industry standard as to what the rate of application should be.

I am assuming that there could be a whole range of application rates with a product like kelp, as there might not be a strict industry standard. Is there really a way to tell what % of the product on the shelf is kelp and what % is water?

2/16/2008 1:24:09 PM