Which Fertilizer Helps Plants Grow Healthier?

Answer 1

organic soil conditioner

Answer 2

Compost is good, but for house plants, water soluble fertilizer from Miracle grow and also from Plant products works best. Just follow the directions on the package. Also remember that its not recommended to fertilize in Winter months, as most plant growth is slowed down in Winter.

Answer 3

What's growing on....

It depends upon the type of plant. The concentrations of the key components of plant food (fertilizer) are developed in accordance with the specific type of plant. Since the question is ambiguous...I will attempt a few basics.

NPK stands for Nitrogen (N), Potassium (P), and Potash (K).

Nitrogen enhances leaf growth and development
Potassium enhances blossom and fruit growth and development
Potash enhances root growth and development

Leafy plants and grasses (corn is actually in the grass family) like extra Nitrogen.

Plants that produce fruit above ground like extra Potassium.

Plants that produce below ground like extra Potash.

A good blend of fertilizer based upon the actual plant is best; however, a good well-balanced plant food may meet your plant's needs, also.

Recently, Peter's Plant Food, was recommended over the use of Miracle Gro. The plant grower at a Farmer's Market sold me an Orchid. They stated that Miracle Gro was equivalent to "crack cocaine" for plants...that they get 'addicted' and if one stops using it...that they do not perform well. I have always used Miracle Gro with fair to good results; however, I bought a bag of Peter's for the orchids so as not to cause distress in the plant.

Happy gardening!

Answer 4

I am a firm believer in Miracle Grow as a water soluble fertilizer. For indoor plant a 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water every couple of weeks keeps the plants looking good. During the summer for outdoor plants I like to use one tablespoon per gallon of water every two weeks.

Answer 5

The need of the various plants differs.
Add bone meal to the roses. Feed urea in the lawns, particularly during the winter.Apply phosphates and Potash to the fruit trees. But, of course, well rotten cow-dung manure is the best for all all the plants in the kitchen garden.

Answer 6

use Bio compost

Bio compost is obtained by naturally degrading the dead leafs with cow dung and little water left for 10 days under shade in a compost pit in the ground.

This manure has rich nitrogen, useful Bacteria. If earth worms are added, rich manure can be obtained.

This product is completely cheap to produce.

Answer 7

3 to 4 inches of native mulch will slowly compost at the rate of 1 inch per year and give a good boost to microbial soil activity.
Foliage feed with Miracle-Gro every 14 days during growing season and you won't go wrong.
I work for the Miracle-Gro company so I had to toot my own horn!!!

Answer 8

Agree with Draz. MiracleGro is the best. The weak solution he mentioned (1/4 tsp per gallon) can be safely used on a weekly basis, the heavy solution (1Tbs per gallon) is every other week.

ain't dirt grand?

Answer 9

Macronutrients and micronutrients

Fertilizers can be divided into macronutrients or micronutrients.The formal name for these are microboliogicalnutrients There are three macronutrients: nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, which are consumed in high quantities and normally present as whole number percentages in plant tissues. There are many micronutrients, and their importance and occurrence differ from plant to plant. In general, most present from 5 to 100 parts per million (ppm) by mass. Examples of micronutrients are as follows: boron (B), calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn).

[edit] Macronutrient fertilizers

Synthesized materials are also called artificial , and may be described as straight, where the product predominantly contains the three primary ingredients of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), which are known as N-P-K fertilizers or compound fertilizers when elements are mixed intentionally. They are named or labeled according to the content of these three elements, which are macronutrients. The mass fraction (percent) nitrogen is reported directly. However, phosphorus is reported as diphosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), the anhydride of phosphoric acid, and potassium is reported as potash or potassium oxide (K2O), which is the anhydride of potassium hydroxide. Fertilizer composition is expressed in this fashion for historical reasons in the way it was analyzed (conversion to ash for P and K); this practice dates back to Justus von Liebig (see more below). Consequently, an 18-51-20 fertilizer would have 18% nitrogen as N, 51% phosphorus as P2O5, and 20% potassium as K2O, The other 11%is known as ballast and has no value to the plants.Although analyses are no longer carried out by ashing first, the naming convention remains. If nitrogen is the main element, they are often described as nitrogen fertilizers.

In general, the mass fraction (percentage) of elemental phosphorus, [P] = 0.436 x [P2O5]

and the mass fraction (percentage) of elemental potassium, [K] = 0.83 x [K2O]

(These conversion factors are mandatory under the UK fertiliser-labelling regulations if elemental values are declared in addition to the N-P-K declaration.)

An 18−51−20 fertiliser therefore contains, by weight, 18% elemental nitrogen (N), 42% elemental phosphorus (P) and 16% elemental potassium (K).

[edit] Agricultural versus Horticultural Fertilizers

In general, agricultural fertilizers contain only one or two macronutrients. Agricultural fertilizers are intended to be applied infrequently and normally prior to or along side seeding. Examples of agricultural fertilizers are granular triple superphosphate, potassium chloride, urea, and anhydrous ammonia. The commodity nature of fertilizer, combined with the high cost of shipping, leads to use of locally available materials or those from the closest/cheapest source, which may vary with factors affecting transportation by rail, ship, or truck. In other words, a particular nitrogen source may be very popular in one part of the country while another is very popular in another geographic region only due to factors unrelated to agronomic concerns.

Horticultural or specialty fertilizers, on the other hand, are formulated from many of the same compounds and some others to produce well-balanced fertilizers that also contain micronutrients. Some materials, such as ammonium nitrate, are used minimally in large scale production farming. The 18-51-20 example above is a horticultural fertilizer formulated with high phosphorus to promote bloom development in ornamental flowers. Horticultural fertilizers may be water-soluble (instant release) or relatively insoluble (controlled release). Controlled release fertilizers are also referred to as sustained release or timed release. Many controlled release fertilizers are intended to be applied approximately every 3-6 months, depending on watering, growth rates, and other conditions, whereas water-soluble fertilizers must be applied at least every 1-2 weeks and can be applied as often as every watering if sufficiently dilute. Unlike agricultural fertilizers, horticultural fertilizers are marketed directly to consumers and become part of retail product distribution lines.

Answer 10

PHOSPHATIC &NITROGENIOUS FERTILIZERS HELPS TO PLANT GROW HEALTHIER, LIKE DI-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, UREA.