bamacheese
Well-Known Member
Does anybody know the science behind flushing and chemical nutrients? I used to be a huge "flush" guy, until recently. Scientifically, it makes no sense to starve the plants of vital nutrients needed to carry out functions of life, metabolic processes, etc. at any point of its life. I grow organically anyway, but my question, in general, is what form of the nutrient actually enters the plant? Here is an example of what I'm asking...Let's take two common fertilizers - Ammonium Nitrate and let's say Bat Guano. Both of these contain Nitrate as well as ammonia, so what is the difference between the chemically processed nutrients and organic nutrients that the plant uptakes? They use anhydrous ammonia gas and nitric acid to make ammonium nitrate. Do particulates from this chemical reaction find their way into the plant? If the chemical formula for Ammonium nitrate is (NH3NO3), are there other contaminants in the fertilizer that lead to bad taste? Can two molecules of ammonium nitrate (one natural and one synthetic) exist, yet react differently with the plant, or smell/taste differently? Does ammonium nitrate even exist naturally??