How to make NPK 10 26 26 fertilizer at home at low cost

How to make NPK 10 26 26 fertilizer at home at low cost ?

Taking adequate nutritional food is essential for the growth of the living being. Trees are also required nutritional food for their healthy growth. One of the best chemical food for the plant is NPK fertilizer like NPK 10-26-26, NPK 19-19-19 etc. Trees always prefers organic fertilizer but sometimes those who live in town find difficulties in finding sufficient organic fertilizers in their area. Organic fertilizers are costly compared to the chemical fertilizers like NPK. Today’s lesson is all about preparing your own NPK fertilizers at home and we are going to learn how to prepare NPK 10 26 26 fertilizer at home without buying costly fertilizer from market. Chemicals are generally harmful in nature so there is a need of adequate safety precautions for their handling.   

Required Ingredients:

For the preparation of NPK you just need three simple ingredients which you can find in your nearest local fertilizer shop easily. These ingredients are-

1. Agricultural purpose Urea

2. Single super phosphate (SSP)

3. Sulphate of potash (SOP)

 

Percentage of N (Nitrogen) P(Phosphate) K(Potash) in fertilizers available in market: 

Percentage (%) of nitrogen in 1kg (1000gm) Urea is = 460gm nitrogen

 Percentage (%) of phosphate in 1kg (1000gm) Single super phosphate (SSP) is = 160gm phosphate

Percentage (%) of potash in 1kg (1000gm) Sulphate of potash (SOP) is = 500gm potash

 

Generally 1kg NPK 10-26-26 contains 100gm Nitrogen, 260gm Phosphate, 260gm Potash

To make 1 kg NPK 10-26-26 at home we need the following calculations are needed

Calculation of required Urea for 100gm nitrogen:

460gm nitrogen (N) from 1000gm Urea

1               “                  “           (1000/460)

100          “                   “          [(1000/460)*100] = 217.39gm Urea

 

Calculation of required Phosphate for 260gm SSP:

160gm nitrogen (N) from 1000gm SSP

1               “                  “           (1000/160)

260          “                   “          [(1000/160)*260] = 1625gm SSP

 

Calculation of required Urea for 100gm nitrogen:

500gm potash (K) from 1000gm SOP

1               “                  “           (1000/500)

260          “                   “          [(1000/500)*260] = 460gm SOP

 

To prepare 1kg NPK 10-26-26 at home we require -

217.39gm Urea + 1.625kg SSP + 460gm SOP

To prepare 2kg NPK 10-26-26 at home we require

2 * (217.39gm Urea + 1.625kg SSP + 460gm SOP)

= 4.34.7gm Urea + 3.25kg SSP + 920gm SOP

To prepare 3kg NPK 10-26-26 at home we require

3 * (217.39gm Urea + 1.625kg SSP + 460gm SOP)

= 652.17gm Urea + 4.875kg SSP + 1.380kg SOP

 

Also read:

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