Unless you've been trained in the sciences, the process of fertilizing plants is probably something of a mystery to you. 
Regardless of whether the fertilizer in question is "natural" or chemical, all you know is that you have this "magic stuff" that you're supposed to dump into the ground around your plants, to make them grow better. Steve Nix, About.com's Guide to Forestry, helps take some of the mystery out of fertilizing trees, explaining, among other things, exactly why you can fertilize a tree too much.
In his article, Steve covers:
- The NPK to look for in a tree fertilizer.
- Three of the specific ways in which you can fertilize a tree too much.
- And how to make amends if you realize (after the fact) that you have, indeed, fertilized a tree too much.
Related resource: Tree Care
Put in your 2 cents: What Are the Best Trees to Plant?
Photo ©2010 David Beaulieu (licensed to About, Inc.)
Comments
I have seen alot of fertilizer burn in my day. Thanks for the info.
Hey! This is kind of off topic but I need some help from an established blog.
Is it very difficult to set up your own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty quick. I’m thinking about creating my own but I’m not sure where to begin. Do you have any tips or suggestions? With thanks
The blog post about fertilizing trees in the landscape that you’re reading now was written in WordPress. I’m not very technical, either. I let others handle the techie aspects of it.