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Potash is not KCl, it is K2O


On Jun 23 09:47 AM carl martin wrote:

> This ongoing blog series amazes me.For those of you so against investing
> in fertilizers, I think that you should at least know what it is
> you are so against. I don't know of any fertilizers produced from
> oil,although obviously high oil prices have a negative effect on
> the whole industry.Nitrogen,&... an element, which makes up about
> 80% of that stuff you breathe now what's that called? gets processed
> from natural gas. Potash is called potassium chloride "KCL"- that's
> a compound. The "K" stands for Kalium. That's German for Potassium,also
> an element.The word Kalium comes from the word Alkali which comes
> from Arabic "Al Kali" which means "The Plant." It refers to what's
> left over after you burn plants and trees.That grey stuff that's
> left after YOU SMOKE YOUR POT is mostly Potassium.The Dutch call
> it "Potasche" - the stuff left in the pot under your woodstove.If
> you piss on the ground, stinging nettles will soon grow there,because
> they thrive on Potash. In this case, it comes from the plants you
> eat, which need Potash to grow. Do you get it? Potash is a naturally
> occurring mineral. Phosphates are also naturally occurring minerals.
> They are found in limestone formations which consist of Calcium,an
> element,carbon,an element,and phosphorous,also an element. Do I need
> to say that all elements are also naturally occurring? Phosphates
> are limestone rock laced with Phosphorous, nothing more.To process
> Phosphates you need Sulfuric Acid. Are you guys also "Acid Heads"?
> It certainly seems like that. You might consider thinking about it.
> There are also three other minor fertilizers - Calcium,Sulfur,and
> Magnesium-all elements. It's all so elemental. Sulfur shows up in
> SOP,Sulfate of Potash,as oppossed to MOP,muriate of Potash or KCL.Back
> to the beginning.