Healthy growth in any garden depends on a steady supply of nutrients, and nitrogen is one of the most important ones. Without enough of it, plants lose vigor and color, and soil struggles to support ...

Q: How would I know which plants in my yard would benefit from routine fertilizing next year? There are so many fertilizer options in stores that it’s hard to know where to start. A: In general, the ...

Warm climates need fertilizer every one to two weeks; cooler zones may only need it once per season. Start with nitrogen-rich fertilizer at transplanting, then switch to phosphorus-rich for better ...

Corn roots will tell you whether they are getting adequate nutrients to reach high yield goals this season – if you go out in fields, dig and look. High-yield corn growers David Hula and Randy Dowdy ...

We are in the heart of our short Michigan growing season. All things green and growing can use fertilizer now. We have to remember that plants eat too. Right now most plants are as hungry as they will ...