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How to Fertilize Greenhouse Plants

A plant newly potted plants must be fertilized to grow new roots to absorb and supply to the plant for its immediate growth. How to fertilize and what type of fertilizer you must use is depending up on the kinds of plants you are growing in your greenhouse. Since, each plant has its own quality to absorb the required quantity of nutrients.

More fertilizer will spoil the health of the plant and it will encourage the wild plants to grow in your greenhouse. Some plants may in need of frequent fertilizing and some does not. So it is must to know about the requirement of plants, you have cultivated.

The fertilizers having considerable amount of nitrogen (50 percent) and that carry the preferred amount of nitrate, which is usually labeled and identified as “peat – lit”. The N-P-K ratio, mentioned on every bag, must be verified, which ratio analysis the similarity to “1-2-1”, which will supply a balanced growth.

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