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Can you use ammonium nitrate as garden fertilizer i have it in the form of used chemical cold packs?
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∙ 14y ago
You should be able to providing ammonium nitrate and water is the only ingredients.
Ammonium nitrate is a powerful oxidizer meaning it will burn things on contact like your plants,there roots and your flesh. I've never dealt with cold packs so I have no idea what the final concentration is after they are used. Diluting it significantly like 20 to 1 and testing a small amount on an expendable plant would be advisable.
Pure ammonium nitrate only supplies nitrogen. Your plants also need potassium and phosphorus and the ratios vary from plant to plant.
If you want to do some weird science try diluting it then mixing in a few handfuls of wood ash for the potassium,pee in it a few times for the phosphorus then test some on your plants. I use nitrogen based fertilizers mixed with ash from my fire place and pee on my outdoor plants all the time when no one is looking and they are doing great. My neighbors think I have a green thumb but I'm allways tempted to tell them, No. I Have a green p*&@#r.
Good luck.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoAmmonium nitrate is a common ingredient in fertilizers. Whether used cold packs are suitable for fertilizer or not depends on what else is in them.
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Can you use ammonium nitrate in your garden?
Yes, ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer (source of nitrogen for plants).
Where do you get potassiam nitrate?
garden center - it is used as fertilizer
What is the best way to fertilize your garden soil?
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Can you use ammonium nitrate in your garden?
Yes, ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer (source of nitrogen for plants).
How to dispose ammonium nitrate?
Ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer...so if it's pure, I'd put it on the lawn and wash it in with a garden hose.
Where do you get potassiam nitrate?
garden center - it is used as fertilizer
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