Using fertilizers in a vegetable garden helps to increase your yield and have strong, healthy plants that have better resistance to pests and diseases. Fertilizers can be organic and inorganic, ...

Warm climates need fertilizer every one to two weeks; cooler zones may only need it once per season. Start with nitrogen-rich fertilizer at transplanting, then switch to phosphorus-rich for better ...

GS Plant Foods has launched a new OMRI-listed Organic Liquid Kelp Concentrate made from Norwegian Ascophyllum nodosum for ...

Q: I have my lawn fertilized professionally, and I was wondering if it affects or contaminates the vegetables in my nearby garden. Please advise. A: If it's just fertilizer, any drift or runoff would ...

Should you go with granular or liquid — or maybe fertilizer spikes? Slow release or quick release? Organic or synthetic? Do you even need to fertilize and, if so, when should you apply it? Fertilizing ...

Which fertilizer for vegetable gardens is best? If you look across the fence and envy your neighbor’s lush, productive vegetable garden, take heart: it’s all in the fertilizer. Fertilizer makes the ...

HOW TO TAKE A SOIL SAMPLE• What you need: Clean plastic or metal bucket; quart-size, plastic, zip-lock bag; metal or plastic shovel (not zinc or brass).•Dig in: Remove excess grass clippings and ...

Choosing the right fertilizer for the garden and applying it properly can increase yield of fruit and vegetable crops. Done incorrectly, it can be a waste of time and money. The hard part is knowing ...

Commercial plant fertilizers aren't cheap, but yeast certainly is, and it could potentially provide benefits when added to ...

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