bone meal... will it work???

i need to use a fast acting P organic fert for my flowering plant? the only access i have to a high p low N fert is bone meal.

i heard some where that bone meal takes long to become absorbable by the plant... true or false?

will it be faster acting if i make a bone meal tea?

Bacteria in the soil need to break it down in order for it to become readily soluble. It's starts within a week or so with strong soil, and typically lasts several weeks or months, depending on the amount. It's slow-release. If your soil is sterile it may do little or nothing. Grinding it up(if not already) should speed up conversion to plant-soluble nutrients.

yeah im preety sure the soil isnt steril. yeah, grinding it up to a really fine powder has crossed my mind as an effective way to increase the rate at wich it can be absorbed. thanks tea tree oil.


would a bone meal tea increase the rate P is released?