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Fertilizer
For Interior Plants |
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if not used correctly, can be more harmful to
a plant than beneficial. If the soil is very dry
and you use water with a high concentration of
fertilizer, it will burn the roots of the plant.
Always use a little plain water first and then
finish watering with the fertilized water. The
same problem will occur if you fertilize plants
that are in a resting rather than a growing phase.
The fertilizer will not be absorbed; it will build
up in the soil, and eventually burn the roots.
If the roots die the plant dies. Here are few
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1.
Do not fertilize your new plants for at least
4-6 weeks after you purchase them. They are
acclimating to a new environment and not growing.
2. Do not fertilize plants when there is little
light and they are not growing
3. Do not fertilize plants when it is so hot
that they have gone into a resting phase.
4. Do not fertilize a plant when the soil is
very dry.
5. Do not fertilize a newly transplanted or
repotted plant
6. The faster a plant is growing, usually in
the spring and summer, the more frequently you
should fertilize it.
7. As a rule of thumb, fertilize every other
week in the spring and summer, and once a month
or less in the fall and winter.
8. Always follow the manufactures instructions
for dilution proportions. When in doubt use
less rather than more.
Indoor
plant fertilizers should contain nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium; the three numbers you see on
the label of the fertilizer represent these.
The first number refers to the percent by weight
of nitrogen the second number the percent of
phosphorous, and the third the percent of potassium.
A 20-20-20 fertilizers usually works quite well;
but you may want to look up the specific requirements
of your individual plants.
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