Fertilization is an important aspect of gardening. Many people call fertilizer food of the plant this is a wrong thing plants have the natural and the unique ability to make their own food by photosynthesis. So what exactly these fertilizers do they just act as a part of ingredients for photosynthesis. All plants require sufficient nutrients to function and grow. Some soils cannot provide the essential nutrients to the plants. So you have to fertilize the soil. This will definitely improve the vigor of the plants. The plants which are planted on these soils can grow properly and in good health.
Remember fertilizers are not the food of the plants so if you apply them judiciously then only it is good for the plants. If you apply them in more then required quantities then this will affect the trees adversely. So if you are expecting good growth then it will not be possible. This will definitely demotivate you. So this is an important thing for you to remember. The trees which are mature and are satisfactory in growth may not require fertilization. So when you are considering supplementary fertilization then it is important to known that when and how to apply the fertilizers.
When fertilizing the trees you should take into account various factors like the soil conditions, PH and organic matter content. So you see that fertilization is not a complex process. When you are spending time in fertilizing a tree which improves your landscape then you are not wasting your time you are creating it you are constructing it in a creative way. To know exactly the amount of nutrients which are to be applied to the soil you have to make a soil examination from a professional chemists. So you have to consider these things while gardening. If you have mature trees in your garden then you have to remember that these trees have extensive root systems. So they can take extra nutrients from deep soil too but such is not the case with the small herbaceous plants. So you have to water them and fertilize them constantly since their roots are not very deep. These are the points to be remembered when fertilizing the plants.
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