Do I need to refrigerate my fertilizer?

[adammorrill]

I just mixed some fertilizers, one mixture containing Plantex CSM +Boron and distilled water while the other mixture contains Potassium Nitrate, Mono Potassium Phosphate, Potassium Sulfate, and distilled water. My question is do I need to refrigerate either mixture or can i leave it at room temperature? Thanks

 

[cyris69]

Sure, who not? It's not going to hurt it to refrigerate it. I refrigerate flourish but as the bottle says its not required but recommended. With many sorts of material refrigeration slows any degeneration or decomp.

 

[adammorrill]

Alright Thanks

 

[aqua_chem]

Either way works. It's mostly the one micronutrient container that will start to get a funky smell to it if left out for long.


Protip though: If you can get your hands on some excel, put a decent amount of that in your micronutrients container. It will help keep the microbe population down longer than just plan distilled water.

 

[adammorrill]

I don't have excel, but could i use this? Kent Marine Iron & Manganese Plant Supplement at PETCO

 

[aqua_chem]

No, that's a completely different type of product. It's more of a partial micro mix.

 

[librarygirl]

I keep mine in the fridge, so far it seems to work, never had any mold or fungus grow in the bottles (yet lol)