AgronomyProducing Food for the World |
Look at the front cover of any plant or lawn fertilizer and there’s a label that usually has a number something like 20-10-10 or numbers similar to that. Always 3 numbers separated by a hyphen. Do you know what those numbers mean? It’s important to the plants you want to grow because if you apply the fertilizer with the wrong numbers you could destroy your crop. Inside the fertilizer section you’ll find an in-depth discussion of the fertilizers nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, NPK, which are the growing blocks of all plants.
To grow healthy plants, flowers or vegetables the soil in which they’re planted must be able to provide the plants nutritional needs.
Material added to soil to improve plant growth and health are call soil amendments. The type of soil amendment or conditioner added depends on the soil composition, climate and types of plants to […]
When it comes to feeding a hungry world inorganic fertilizers are unsurpassed in their ability to provide high levels of nutrients to plants in an efficient and economical manner.
Potassium is found in every living cell.
Phosphorus, the team player of the big three nutrients NPK, helps with growth of healthy root systems for plants which means good use of the available nutrients in the soil.
Nitrogen is the superstar of food production and is vital to all life, plant and animal. Take a look at its many uses…
These are the primary macronutrients required by all living plants for healthy growth…
As odd as it may sound to some, plants aren’t too different from us. They need nutrients for strong, healthy growth, just like us.
