Monoammonium phosphate is a type of common fertilizer that gives plants nitrogen and phosphorus. It also forms very nice crystals. Since it is cheap and non-toxic, it is the main ingredient in many children's crystal growing kits.
This particular crystal took me 6 weeks to grow. Usually, these crystals are white, but in this case I added some food coloring to dye it orange. The crystal is shelf-stable. However, the spikes are quite brittle, and will break if you press on them.
If you're curious about how you can grow these crystals, here is a guide.
![image showing [OC] I grew this spiky cluster of crystals from a type of fertilizer called monoammonium phosphate](dbce1129-281c-5538-bbeb-8fe5f35802a9.jpg)
crystalchase21 on April 17th, 2026 at 11:13 UTC »
Monoammonium phosphate is a type of common fertilizer that gives plants nitrogen and phosphorus. It also forms very nice crystals. Since it is cheap and non-toxic, it is the main ingredient in many children's crystal growing kits.
This particular crystal took me 6 weeks to grow. Usually, these crystals are white, but in this case I added some food coloring to dye it orange. The crystal is shelf-stable. However, the spikes are quite brittle, and will break if you press on them.
If you're curious about how you can grow these crystals, here is a guide.
Hope you guys found it interesting.
auralcavalcade on April 17th, 2026 at 11:16 UTC »
Thank god it's not a kidney stone
Choice_Assumption_79 on April 17th, 2026 at 11:26 UTC »
Looks just like bone cancer