Bone Meal vs Blood Meal. What’s the difference?
Feeding plants is complicated. However, you should remember you’re not feeding the plants, you’re feeding the soil. The plants use up nutrients in the soil,
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The What and How of Summer Fertilizing
We know plants are alive, and we tend carefully to their needs. We fret over their health. “Are my daylilies getting enough sun? Better water
Fertilizer Test
Whew. What a summer. It’s like Mother Nature has a magnifying glass pointed right at the central U.S. Here in Arkansas the growing season started
Fertilizer Elements
What do the three numbers on fertilizers relate to? If I remember correctly, one is for the roots, one for flowers, and the other for
Iron Deficiency
My husband and I love your show. We have English boxwoods that line our sidewalk in our front yard. They have developed an unhealthy yellow
Greensand
What is greensand? I saw a recipe for growing great tomatoes and greensand was listed as an ingredient. Greensand is an organic fertilizer composed primarily
Coffee Grounds
I’ve been told that I can use my coffee grounds in the garden. Is this true? How should I apply them to the soil? It
Banana Peels as Fertilizer
I’ve been told that I can use bananas to fertilize my roses. Is there any truth to this? Yes, indeed. Bananas are not only good
Over Fertilizing
I used too MUCH fertilizer on my mums, now all the leaves are turning brown. They just look burned. Is there anything I can do