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superphosphate

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superphosphate
the common fertilizer for the application of phosphorus to a deficient soil. Used also to provide a direct nutritional supplement, as super-juice, the supernatant from a settled mixture of superphosphate and water. Fluorine poisoning may occur in animals with access to superphosphate made from rock phosphate with a high fluorine content.
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During the same period, the company has also manufactured 3,100 tons of superphosphate fertilizers and 19,150 tons of sulfuric acid, the statement pointed out.
122% increase in phosphate production in 2009 by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
encourage autumn-sown broad beans with a dressing of superphosphate stirred into the soil along the rows.
Think big on a small scale; Gardens by Birmingham Mail (England)
The use of 10-10-10 fertilizer together with a dusting of superphosphate (0-20-0) will function as an adequate "bulb food" at low cost.
Get summer bulbs out of the garden by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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