It is easy for a novice gardener to get confused by the huge selection of fertilizers for plants.
In order not to make a mistake with the choice, you need to remember the basis of valuable feeding. It is relevant for all plants, including indoor ones.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert at the online publication Belnovosti , an agronomist and the author of the blog Conscious Gardening, told us what to pay attention to first when choosing plant fertilizer.
On the packaging, you need to look for a mention of three macroelements. The health, flowering and fruiting of all crops depend on them.
We are talking about nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These are the most important fertilizers for plants, and then there are micro-fertilizers.
Ready-made complex fertilizers contain essential nutritional elements in a form that is easily digestible for plants.
But it is important to use the fertilizer strictly according to the instructions. You can harm the plantings if you prepare a more concentrated composition.
Among folk remedies, ash is considered an excellent fertilizer. It contains potassium and phosphorus. Ash is either dissolved in water and then added to the root, or simply scattered and then watered. Nitrogen is contained in humus, infusion of mown grass, chicken manure.
