VALERIE’S VIEW from the Greenhouse!

FERTILIZERS!
Customers come in looking for fertilizer based on what they were told by someone else.

Most do not understand what the numbers on fertilizers mean. We can clear some of that up. Fertilizers show 3 numbers on their labels indicating N-P-K. The first number is for Nitrogen (N), the second is for Phosphorus (P) and the third is for Potassium (K). Many fertilizers containing high nitrogen are used for greening up the plant, such as a lawn. The high phosphorus number is used for blooms. A very popular water-soluable is BR-61. Potassium is for the uptake of water and resisting drought in fruits and vegetables.

Many of these fertilizers contain other ingredients like Boron, Manganese and Copper. These are added to enhance the product. Please know exactly what you are using the product for or buy an all-purpose product that will work in several occasions. Remember we have no control over Mother Nature and what happens around us.

for PAYNE’S tip sheet about FERTILIZERS!
HAPPY GARDENING!