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Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Sometimes I have to drip feed my cows with minerals to prevent or cure diseases such as milk fever and staggers when their blood becomes deficient in Calcium,Magnesium or Phosphorus.
Those come in pint bottles of sugary solution on their own and in various combinations C,Mg,C+Mg,C+Mg+P.
The chemicals on the bottle in front of me are,
Calcium Borogluconate and Magnesium Hypophosphite Hexahydrate.
Does anyone know if this stuff would be any good as a FOLIAR feed?

8/5/2003 1:26:21 PM

Ypsilanti Michigan

I wouldn't take a chance. One mess up and you could be through for the season. I would get the right stuff and not expirment on my plants.

8/5/2003 4:18:51 PM

Spanish Ontario

not worth ad//m this is from a milk farmer of mine of 30 year,s

8/5/2003 9:10:02 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Not these forms of those elements. Plants typically use chlorides & produce sucrates. Cows the opposite. That's kinda why cows eat pumpkins & pumkins eat cow shi*. Tis just the way it's meant to be.

Steve

8/5/2003 9:23:14 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

O.K. I've put it back in the medicine cupboard.

8/6/2003 5:04:43 AM

Oz

good thing cows dont shi* AGs!!

8/6/2003 9:18:12 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Good for the cows anyway!

8/6/2003 10:00:41 PM

Montoursville, PA

Just for the sake of suggesting the use of molasses. Cattle grade black strap molasses. Use one ounce per gallon of any other fertilizer you are adding.

This will do a lot of good things for your patch. Go for it. It is inexpensive and a very good ammendment to any other fertilizer. An ounce a week will really help your patch of about five hundred square feet. When diluted it will not mess up overhead misting or sprinklers.

8/10/2003 11:52:58 PM