fertilizers

Quick and Easy Reference Chart

Notes:
1. These are common numbers representative of what you will commonly find in the store. It is the proportions that is important.

2. You can harm or weaken your plants with too much of a good thing. Make sure to learn and know what you are doing with fertilisers.

3. Fertilisers are chemicals. Treat them with care and use protective gloves. Avoid inhaling odours. Most fertilisers display the three major chemicals on the packaging. It will look like this: 5 - 10 - 5 and it stands for:  Nitrogen - Phosphorous - Potassium

A Simple Fertiliser Plan

Here is a basic plan and template for to use. Adjust it for your area and conditions as well as your personal experiences and experimentation ideas.

• Prior to planting, prepare a bed rich in compost, manures and nutrients.
• Mix general purpose garden fertiliser into the soil before planting.
• Apply foliar feeding once a week or more.
• Apply dry fertiliser every two to three weeks.
• Include liquid fertiliser in the water your feed your roots, as often as you desire.
• Use fertilisers high in Nitrogen until flowers appear.
• Switch to higher Phosphorous during fruit set stage.
• Use high Potassium fertilizers for fruit growth.

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