Shopping for plant fertilizer and applying it may seem perplexing at first. Follow these simple tips and you’ll be fertilizing like a pro in no time. Read the Label: What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

Ready, set, go. It is time to fertilize. I know you have felt like a bird dog on a point ready to flush, just waiting to get the word to start those spreaders. Now you have the command, so let it rip.

I have been talking with a lot of gardeners who say they are itching to plant something, then as the conversation continues, I am asked if they can use just any old fertilizer when they plant. They ...

Fertilizers contain nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), indicated by three numbers representing their percentage by weight. Nitrogen promotes leafy growth, phosphorus aids energy transfer ...

Whenever you see a fertilizer product, it will have three numbers prominently listed on the package, usually on the front. These numbers are very important and tell a great deal about what this ...

New gardeners often are daunted by fertilizing -- or they shrug, buy some blue chemical, and apply it lavishly without really knowing why. But there's no need to let your garden's need for nutrients ...