How To Do Plant Feeding – Plant Galore

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HOW TO DO PLANT FEEDING
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• Overview

Plants are able to make their own food by
capturing the energy from sunlight to convert
carbon dioxide and water into sugar. But in order
to stay healthy and give the best results they
take additional nutrients out of the soil or
compost, so it's important to provide them with
supplementary fertiliser. The basic nutrients
required by plants are nitrogen (N) for leaf and
stem growth, phosphorus (P) for root growth and
potassium (K) for flowers, fruit and to maintain
healthy growth.
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• How to do it

1 Well-rotted horse and cattle manure contains
plenty of nutrients for plants. It can be added
before planting or used as a surface mulch around
established plants.
2 Adding fertiliser to the base of planting holes
for new plants will encourage good root
establishment and growth in the first season.
3 Balanced granular fertiliser can be applied
around all established plants in spring,
especially those growing in pots. Distribute it
around the base of plants at the rate recommended
on the packaging. Avoid getting granules on soft
stems and leaves as it may scorch them.
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4 Slow-release granules or pellets can be mixed
with the compost in pots when planting summer
bedding to provide nutrients for the whole
growing season.
5 Fertilisers are also available to mix up with
water for liquid application. Liquid concentrates
and ready-to-use liquid feeds are also available.
These are quick acting as the plant roots can
take in the dissolved nutrients with the water.
6 Recycle the nutrients that you apply to your
garden by composting leafy prunings, dead
flowers, vegetables peelings and any other
suitable material.
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