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What is slow release fertilizer and what does it do and how is it used?
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∙ 13y ago
Advantages of slow release fertilizers are that the nutrients are available gradually over time. This means that the gardener can fertilize less often, and the nutrients are provided slowly and steadilly. This is how most plants prefer to be fed and helps them grow well. Think of it like a baby being fed fruits and veggies, versus steriods. One might have a great result for a short time period, but the other is more sustainable (and natural!). Most slow release fertilizers (organic and synthetic) release at specific (warm) soil temperatures. The benefit of this is that plant roots generally are most active in warm soil and therefore the slow release fertilizer will start to make fertilizer available as soon as the plants actually needs them. As the plant roots become more active (in warmer soil) more fertilizer will automatically be released.
http://www.slowreleasefertilizers.com is a site dedicated to teaching the world about the benefits of Slow Release Fertilizers.
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a slow release fertilizer
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Long-term, slow release fertilizer at the beginning of Spring.
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peat, vermiculite, sometimes sand, and some form of slow release fertilizer
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What are the different methods of applying fertilizer?
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What does a hosta eat?
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Ammonium sulfate is not a slow release fertilizer.Specifically, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, liquid nitrate, urea and urea-ammonium are quick release forms of nitrogen fertilizer. They are soluble. They tend to solve lawn problems, as do the slow releasing natural organics, polymer and sulphur coasted urea, and urea-formaldehyde.
What is the difference between a liquid fertilizer and a slow-release fertilizer?
Liquids provide immediate fertilization and solid forms provide a timed release. The nutrients of liquid fertilizers are usually readily available when applied, whereas slow-release fertilizers often come in a powder or granular form. The materials are incapsulated so that the nutrients are released over time as the granules break down.
What fertilizer is needed for lilacs?
Lilacs like bone meal raked into the drip line after the buds come out but before it flowers. They also like slow release fertilizer with 5 10 5 or 5 10 10.
What fertilizer can be used for Aralia elata?
A controlled-release granular fertilizer high in nitrogen describes the fertilizer that can be used for Aralia elata. The Japanese angelica tree handles time-release fertilizer applications every other month. It shows the best results in moist, well-drained soils that can be acidic, neutral or alkaline and clayey, loamy or sandy.
