Figgerlickinggood
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Anyone using this system? Seems like it’s a good thing to have.
EZ Flo fertilization system
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DCallahan
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Fertigation is a game changer with growing.
Look into the Dosatron or Mixrite units, In my option they are much more precise and way easier to setup and use. With the EZflo it seems there are too many variables. First you need to figure out the concentration you desire with the output, then you need to figure out the amount of fertilizer you load in the unit, then what your water flow is, then what disk you install in the unit.
Dosatron has a very easy to use calculator on their website that you input a couple viables and it will give you the amount of fertilizer by weight to put in your stock for the desired output concentration.
I got a fantastic deal on a Dosatron 25f from eBay this past Spring.
Your trees will love it and you will get your money back with the time you will save from manually fertilizing.
Look into the Dosatron or Mixrite units, In my option they are much more precise and way easier to setup and use. With the EZflo it seems there are too many variables. First you need to figure out the concentration you desire with the output, then you need to figure out the amount of fertilizer you load in the unit, then what your water flow is, then what disk you install in the unit.
Dosatron has a very easy to use calculator on their website that you input a couple viables and it will give you the amount of fertilizer by weight to put in your stock for the desired output concentration.
I got a fantastic deal on a Dosatron 25f from eBay this past Spring.
Your trees will love it and you will get your money back with the time you will save from manually fertilizing.
Figgerlickinggood
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@ktrain @DCallahan @Figology on YouTube Ez Flo also has videos of a “injection system”, the tank is a different shape, looks like an above ground propane tank just smaller.
9ah-figlet
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I thought about buying one here:
https://figfanatic.com/threads/ez-flow-in-multi-zone-irrigation.379/
but decided against it. My trees are growing 12-ft tall with the current fertilizer regime so figured my money would be better spent elsewhere. I need landscape paper, T-posts, cables, etc more.
https://figfanatic.com/threads/ez-flow-in-multi-zone-irrigation.379/
but decided against it. My trees are growing 12-ft tall with the current fertilizer regime so figured my money would be better spent elsewhere. I need landscape paper, T-posts, cables, etc more.
Inflorescence
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I have been using it for the last three years and really like it.
Figgerlickinggood
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I look forward to seeing it.
Trustyfarms
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I use a Dosatron and it’s definitely a game changer as you stated in terms of precision fertilization and time savings. Mine is installed on the dosacart which makes it easy to wheel around the farm and store away in winter.
ktrain
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@Figgerlickinggood
Here is my larger tank, it's 2.5 gal which is actually too big for what I have.
But I anticipated more trees. lol
I also have a small 1/2 gallon one that was for a zone in back.
If your going to do drip irrigation, you may as well put one of these in line and save some time.
Here is my larger tank, it's 2.5 gal which is actually too big for what I have.
But I anticipated more trees. lol
I also have a small 1/2 gallon one that was for a zone in back.
If your going to do drip irrigation, you may as well put one of these in line and save some time.
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DCallahan
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This little setup gives me 600 gallons of fertigation at 150ppm from 5lb 5 oz of triple 20. All I have to do is mix the water soluble fertilizer with 5 gallons of water in that stock bucket. It's precisely blended the entire time and all I have to monitor is the volume of concentration left in the bucket.
Charlie Dodgson
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EZ-Flo is a sucker product. It has been debunked many times for accuracy and price.
TorontoJoe
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I know people who've used EZ-Flo fertigation units for years. I can't speak to the price but I can verify first hand that they grow a very impressive number of figs... in one case on 200+ trees.
I wouldn't identify them as "suckers" since they seem so successful in what they're growing. So perhaps we can refrain from referring to them as such...
I detect a bit of double entendre in Charlie's response.
Does it suck fertilizer from the reservoir or is it pressurized? My guess is it sucks...
ktrain
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Lol....the water runs in one side mixes with the fert and brings it out the other side.
So....that's how it works.
One Eyed Bob
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Anyone fertilizing using rainwater and mixing in the barrels? Tried it this year with good success. Only problem was lack of rain water through the drought. Had to fill barrels a couple of times in August-September. I don’t have in ground trees but 90+ trees faired well. Toro timer was flawless.
TorontoJoe
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Do you have a sense of the pressure?
They will apparently allow a flow rate of 0.5gph with as little as 5psi... That's not a lot depending on how many trees your covering
One Eyed Bob
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I used .5gal/ with a little elevation 2.5 ft on blocks and some slope down on my pad. Usually two twenty minute watering cycles per day with occasional change in time or frequency depending on heat or lack of rain. We had tons of rain in the spring so I didn’t use it till the rain stopped. Made life so much easier for me. Used miracle grow and stirred it in the rain barrels. I have backup pressure regulator in case I need to hook up to the house water for watering.( didn’t have to use it, just filled the barrels). I’m using a rollator walker so things sometimes get difficult but I have made it through the third year. Difficult when the trees still have lots of leaves and really cold is coming down the pike and the shuffle happens sooner than you’re ready for. Some culling happens with fast thinking and 10* air temps. Lots of spraying and sorting to do soon.