The Alphabet Soup of Plant Food
When it comes to feeding those you love whether it’s your family or your plants, you want to make sure that you are providing all their nutritional requirements. And just we have the food pyramid; plants also require certain nutrients in differing amounts. The three we always hear about, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (N-P-K), are considered the major elements because they typically make up the bulk (by volume) of nutritional needs. They are the nutrients that are always listed on the labels of fertilizers. Many times the requirements for certain types of plants - say palm trees verses flowering trees is very different. Even looking at the needs of avocado trees compared to mango trees shows just how important knowing...
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