Indoor Household ammonia foliar spray opinion ....so far

[AutoMan]

Since posting on the possibility of HA as a foliar spray, I've been doing a lil testing....nothing scientific, just a lil spray of vegging plants now and then, selectively...
I started with about 20/1 ratio and have been giving up to about 10/1...have seen greener leaves consistantly on the dosed ones as compared to the ones I didn't spray...of course, haven't sprayed on any in flower but use in veg sure seems to giv'em a pick me up. It also permeates ya area with ammonia smell for a bit...have ramped up to spraying every other day....have seen no drawbacks, only healthier leaves...
Figured a few others here saw my earlier thread and are trying it too...just wondering if anyone has any input...it's such a cheap additive and seems to work well...Bought a gallon of HA at walmart for bout 1.29....like I said, it'll stink up ya area ya use it in...otherwise it's great at this point...no burn at 10/1...

 

[JM]

wow... I never thought of that but it makes sense... NH4 for ammonia right? so lots of nitro..... have any pics of camparisons?

thanks for sharing this... plus rep!

 

[AutoMan]

Thanks JM...at one time, I took bunches of pics but haven't lately...yes, I do wish I had taken direct comparison pics........the bottle I bought is of walmart great value brand...incredients is simply ammonia hydroxide (NH3) and surfactant.....just a plan ole cleaner!.. I did note that some 2 day old seedlings and a week old seedling have shown no ill effects as far as I can tell....they're under 24/0 T5HO...haven't sprayed into my flowering tent yet.....
I have a friend who is a high end refrig tech where high pressure ammonia is used for super-cooling...where they 'release' during maintenance or otherwise, is either burned to a crisp but a lush green in the fringe areas...He grows too but hadn't considered such a simple, cheap foliar spray...he does now....
The gardening book I once used as my guide when I used it on my yard stated that once aerated onto a lawn, the ammonia becomes gas instantly and instantly absorbed by the foliage....

 

[Muddy]

I remember you discussing this before and am glad you're getting good results with it. Thanks for letting us know. I may just have to give this a try. I start my plants in straight Pro Mix and it doesn't have enough N in it's starter mix. I've been adding blood meal but it takes too long to be available. This sounds like a good solution.

 

[Joe Dirt]

That might really be good for starting props.

 

[Muddy]

I picked up some ammonia at the beginning of the week, mixed at the suggested 10:1 ratio and have been giving them a daily spritz for the past 4 days. I can see a marked difference in my plants. They were starting to get a little pale from a lack of N but now they are greening up nicely and growing well.

 

[Joe Dirt]

This makes so much sense. It's hard to imagine why more people haven't been doing it. +rep AutoMan