Rapid-gro fertilizer

Talon1189 · May 7, 2011

I just found a 5 pound jar of RA-PID-GRO powder fertilizer hiding in my basement. I figured that I bought it about 1985. Chevron Chemical Company made this product. They stopped making it back in the 80's from what I read. The fertilizer appears to be in great condition as it was always keep in my house with the lid on the jar. The strength is 23-19-17 with 5 micro-nutrients. The price on the jar was $9.98 for the 5 pound container. Can anyone think of a reason to not use this product at 1/2 strength on my tomato plants maybe 1 time a month this season? I kinda feel like I just found a "diamond in the rough" here

All opinions are appreciated >>>>>Talon

Talon1189 · May 8, 2011

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Originally Posted by Talon1189

I just found a 5 pound jar of RA-PID-GRO powder fertilizer hiding in my basement. I figured that I bought it about 1985. Chevron Chemical Company made this product. They stopped making it back in the 80's from what I read. The fertilizer appears to be in great condition as it was always keep in my house with the lid on the jar. The strength is 23-19-17 with 5 micro-nutrients. The price on the jar was $9.98 for the 5 pound container. Can anyone think of a reason to not use this product at 1/2 strength on my tomato plants maybe 1 time a month this season? I kinda feel like I just found a "diamond in the rough" here

All opinions are appreciated >>>>>Talon

Not a single opinion here ????

feldon30 · May 9, 2011

23-19-17?

It's not a set of numbers I'd use on tomatoes, but that's me.

dice · May 9, 2011

Flowers used to grow fabulously with it. I do not remember
it as having any trace elements, but geraniums did well
in sand with about 6 inches of bark on top and RapidGro
every 2 weeks. I seem to recall that the nitrogen in it was all
nitrate (no ammonium compounds or urea).

1/4 teaspoon per gallon for an occasional foliar feeding for
plants that are lagging a bit would probably work.

May 7, 2011	#1
Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	Rapid-gro fertilizer I just found a 5 pound jar of RA-PID-GRO powder fertilizer hiding in my basement. I figured that I bought it about 1985. Chevron Chemical Company made this product. They stopped making it back in the 80's from what I read. The fertilizer appears to be in great condition as it was always keep in my house with the lid on the jar. The strength is 23-19-17 with 5 micro-nutrients. The price on the jar was $9.98 for the 5 pound container. Can anyone think of a reason to not use this product at 1/2 strength on my tomato plants maybe 1 time a month this season? I kinda feel like I just found a "diamond in the rough" here All opinions are appreciated >>>>>Talon __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes ..........

May 9, 2011	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	23-19-17? It's not a set of numbers I'd use on tomatoes, but that's me. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

May 9, 2011	#4
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Flowers used to grow fabulously with it. I do not remember it as having any trace elements, but geraniums did well in sand with about 6 inches of bark on top and RapidGro every 2 weeks. I seem to recall that the nitrogen in it was all nitrate (no ammonium compounds or urea). 1/4 teaspoon per gallon for an occasional foliar feeding for plants that are lagging a bit would probably work. __________________ -- alias