All plants require a number of minerals and elements obtained through land and air in order to grow healthily. These nutrients can be added to the soil as fertilizer, if we consider some measures of nutrition for plants will grow healthily, giving a good flowering and harvesting as well as being resistant to some pests and diseases.
Fertilizers for plants
You can find organic and mineral fertilizers, which plants provide nutrients necessary for their development. As for mineral fertilizers, is usually in the term NPK them, this term means nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Nitrogen is necessary for the plant growth, while the phosphorus reinforces the roots and provides large blooms, potassium plants gives resistance during adverse weather, pests and diseases.
In addition to these nutrients it is often found in fertilizers mineral elements such as sulfur, calcium, iron and magnesium, which help the growth and development of plants in the gardens.
Organic fertilizers are in the form of chips compost, horn shavings as food, these fertilizers have long terms effects through its disintegration on earth. The compost is used as nutrient for many shrubs and is rich in nitrogen.
The lawn should be fertilized once in the spring, late summer and last time when growth period ends in the fall. Fertilizer should be applied to lawn mowing to ensure that contact with the ground quickly after the fertilizer is applied to water the lawn for fertilizer to dissolve and take effect.
Must fertilize plants during their growing season, usually between February and August, if fertilizes after these dates is likely that the plant cannot prepare well for your rest period.
The appropriate amount of fertilizer varies with the type of soil and plant needs, you should never fertilize too much because a high concentration of nutrients affect the roots of plants.
