MICRORADICLE
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Block recipe · 4 × 50 ft

A LETTUCE

Extraction from the cultivars occupying this block. Broadcast the recipe into the top 4 in before the next transplant. Split soluble K if the rate is heavy.

Organic N mineralizationN release at 65°F — warmer soil, faster
Soil · temperature and texture
Bed-feet
200 ft
N need
2.95 lb
P need
0.71 lb · 1.63 lb P₂O₅
K need
3.30 lb · 3.98 lb K₂O

Recipe meets N and K. P held at ≤ 25% over removal. OMRI palette.

Palette · OMRI listed

Recipe · A LETTUCE
MATERIALLBLB/100 FTOZ/FTG/MQT/100 FTBAGSNPK
Feather meal 12-0-025.12 lb12.56 lb2.010186.917.451 × 50 lb2.631 lb0.000 lb0.000 lb
Bone meal 3-15-016.69 lb8.34 lb1.335124.27.251 × 50 lb0.319 lb0.710 lb0.000 lb
Sulfate of potash 0-0-507.95 lb3.98 lb0.63659.22.561 × 50 lb0.000 lb0.000 lb3.300 lb

N Δ

+0.000 lb

P Δ

+0.000 lb

K Δ

+0.000 lb

Buy list

1 bag Feather meal · 1 bag Bone meal · 1 bag Sulfate of potash

Extraction · crop mix
CULTIVARFEETNPK
Salanova Butterhead100 ft1.400 lb0.350 lb1.600 lb
Green Forest Romaine50 ft0.900 lb0.200 lb0.950 lb
Salanova Red Oak50 ft0.650 lb0.160 lb0.750 lb
Application cautions
  • Feather meal 12-0-0

    Hot N. Broadcast and rake; do not band against stems. 4-week lag in soils <50°F.

  • Bone meal 3-15-0

    P availability is pH-sensitive. Mix into the top 4 in. Do not use as a primary N source.

  • Sulfate of potash 0-0-50

    Soluble. Split heavy rates. SOP, not muriate — chloride-free for organics.

Elemental N / P / K. Fertilizer labels are N–P₂O₅–K₂O. P first-season frac: rock 0.15 · bone 0.65 · compost 0.5. Palette locked to 3 sources. Δ is supplied − removal.