Tomato plants need three main nutrients from fertilizer—nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—as well as some other trace elements. Most fertilizers are a combination of those three components; the ...

Your lawn and garden need nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Soil is an important source of key nutrients but it doesn’t always contain them in adequate amounts. That’s why many homeowners take the ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...

Gardening season has wrapped up for most people, but there are always questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service ...

Following a successful 2023 growing season, determining yield potential may rightfully be at the top of your to-do list this spring. Start off right: Invest in a fertilizer that gives you the greatest ...

Both farmers and gardeners are very familiar with fertilizers and both generally make good use of them. However, many persons have not ever tried their hand at growing plants of any kind and therefore ...

“If April showers should come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May.” — Buddy de Sylva. “A gush of bird-song, a patter of dew. A cloud, and a rainbow’s warning. Suddenly sunshine and ...

Successfully cultivating homegrown tomato plants requires healthy servings of good soil, sufficient water, lots of sunshine, and properly formulated (and applied) fertilizer. To set the stage for ...

If you visit your local garden centers, you may have to look around, but you will most likely find a section with organic products. How large the organic fertilizer section is will vary between stores ...

Of course many of us want lush, green lawns and plants but jumping to toss out a bunch of fertilizer isn’t the answer. Each plant has its own nutrient requirements, and this varies with the season, ...