The ABC of N-P-K
Ill.: deco-de-maison.site A fertilizer, also called plant food, is composed of minerals plants need for their growth. In a soilContinue Reading
Category: Fertilizers
No Need to Feed a Sleeping Plant
It’s best not to feed plants when they aren’t growing. Source: Stephen Almond, commons.wikimedia.org & www.boomanfloral.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Outside ofContinue Reading
The Rusty Nail Myth
Rusty nails give nothing to plants… so why do gardeners keep adding them to their soil? Source: www.thetatoohut.com Since timeContinue Reading
With Container Plants, Double Up on Fertilizer
If you want outstanding container flower gardens or abundant, tasty vegetables in pots, you have to both water and fertilizeContinue Reading
Less Fertilizer Less Often for a Beautiful Lawn
You really don’t need to apply as much lawn fertilizer as most fertilizer salespeople tell you, nor as frequently. TheContinue Reading
All About Fertilizing Houseplants
Note: I republished this blog with permission from Folia Design, a Quebec City houseplant boutique. The author is Réal Dumoulin. IContinue Reading
Bone Meal: Much Ado about Nothing
Bone meal used to be a quite decent fertilizer. That’s when it was made from cattle bones full of marrow thatContinue Reading
When Fertilizer Turns to Rock
You open a bag or container of fertilizer in the spring and you’re in for a shock: it’s as hardContinue Reading
Time to Start Fertilizing Your Houseplants
Normally, in temperate regions where winter nights are very long and days very short, it’s best to stop fertilizing houseplantsContinue Reading
No Need to Let Chlorine Evaporate
One popular myth about houseplants is that you have let tap water rest for 24 hours before use to prevent damagesContinue Reading