When to start feeding garden plants
How to Feed Your Plants Properly
hi I'm Carlos I'm an associate at the
Scotts company I work in marketing and
I'm here to talk to you about feeding
your plants properly in addition to
light and water plants need a regular
diet of minerals and other nutrients no
matter how good the soil is the
nutrients containing it are being
depleted in a forest as nutrients are
returned to the soil as trees branches
and leaves fall to the ground and decay
this does not happen in a residential
landscape or garden by applying plant
food on a regular basis the nutrients
and minerals are replenished so the
plants can continue to grow produce
foliage flowers and fruits apply plant
food during the growing season in the
south this can be year round in the
north this is when the threat of Frost
has passed or when you see new buds new
bug growth of the trees continue feeding
on a regular basis until the first frost
there are three nutrients are important
for building healthy plants nitrogen
phosphorus and potassium nitrogen
promotes vigorous growth and deeper
richer color phosphorus promotes
flowering and root growth and also
stimulates say seeding development
potassium promotes overall plant health
heat drought tolerance and fruit and
vegetable production secondary
micronutrients are needed in much
smaller quantities and are essential for
overall plant vigor and health this
include Warren copper iron manganese and
zinc among others a variety of plant
foods are available to meet consumers
needs they mainly fall in two categories
time-release plant foods and
water-soluble plant foods this product
label will tell you specifically how
much plant food to apply time-release
plant foods such as shaken feed are
great for the time constraint gardener
you just apply it once and it feeds for
three full months it's very easy just
flip the top and shake it dry alright in
the soil around the plant not in the
leaves
feeling your plans with water-soluble
plant foods is as easy as watering and
liqui feed makes it even easier just
attach the feeder to your host insert
the refill into the device turn the
nozzle to feed
son of all plant foods are great to feed
while your water plants can absorb the
Platte delinquent plant food both
through the leaves and through the root
it is taken by the roots in 30 seconds
and within the leaves in a couple of
days
