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Best Early Spring Fertilisers

By Deepa Ranganathan

Spring is that time of the year when your garden is sure to get the sunlight it’s been dying to receive. A part of your plant is all set to move out of its hibernation into its growing phase. Yes, your plant is now ready to synthesize food and give your garden a new glow. So, won’t you wish to give it the right food and the right soil so that it can mature effortlessly?

How about coming up with the right fertilizers to make it grow strong? You know until you don’t feed your plants the right products, they don’t produce anything great. You don’t want to make your plants die during its growing stage or you won’t want to feed them the wrong fertilizer and make them unhealthy.

TRIED THE HOMEMADE FERTILISERS?

The soil’s good and your garden would just look fantastic, if only you knew the right fertilizer for spring garden. Here’s a way out. Here are some amazing fertilizers for your garden that will help your plants grow during spring. These fertilizers, most of them, are easily available and can be used in home plants. You won’t need expertise in gardening to use them either.

Best Early Spring Fertilisers

Potassium & Phosphorus As Fertilizers
They are the best early spring fertilizers for your soil. Potassium is your best bet to add to plant growth and hardiness. The cell walls grow thick with potassium such that the trees don’t go diseased. Potassium produces healthy plants especially during growing season. Phosphorus on the other hand is good for stem strengthening and flower growth. When you are growing tomatoes, peppers and plants, you should use phosphorus.Mixing phosphorus with potassium to come up with a new fertilizer is also a good way to treat your growing plants during spring.

Nitrogen Fertilizers

Nitrogen in large quantities can prove to be harmful to your plants. But, otherwise nitrogen is the best early spring fertilizer compost. It makes the grass green and thick. But, too much of it can make cause issues to your lawn. It’s not only about leaves, there’s more to gardening. You can always use it in combination with phosphorus and potassium for best results.

Limestone
A mix of calcium and magnesium, limestone is one of the best early spring fertilizer. It helps your plant grow healthily and adds a sweet taste to your soil. If the pH is too high in limestone, then sulphur is added to maintain the balance.

Biostimulants
These are fertilizers that are available in liquid form. Liquid kelp and sea minerals form the maximum portion of these biostimulants. There are about 70 to 90 minerals in these stimulants. When these stimulants are sprayed directly to your plant, they grow well and the microorganisms on it die.

Organic Fertilisers
Since the world is going organic in every way, how about trying organic fertilisers? They help stimulate growth and induce the healthy state of plant. These fertilisers are pure and absolutely harmless to the plants. You can spray them directly on the plants

Calcium & Magnesium

These are good minerals to be used as fertiliser for spring garden. When mixed together they give out calcitic lime which strengthens the soil and your plant together. You can apply it once or twice in a year. But, it is specifically good during the growing stage as the plants are more inclined towards these fertilisers. Just remember to maintain the pH balance while using these minerals.

Story first published: Friday, January 31, 2014, 23:59 [IST]
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