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Helpful Hints: Fertilizing Your Garden

Is there any one real way of fertilizing your garden? The answer is no, the choice is yours. Natural fertilizers, synthetic fertilizers and additional supplements. The first step is to examine your garden's soil. This will allow you to understand what to add to your garden. Click here for more information on our soil testing service.

Once you have your results, you'll then have to decide which fertilizer will work best in your garden.

Natural Fertilizer
	Espoma	Neptune’s Harvest
	Granular Feed Slow-release Zero Burn Potential	Fish Emulsions Liquid Feed Zero Burn Potential
	Organica	Roots
	Granular Feed Slow-release	Bio-natural product Contains Mycorrizhal Fungi Zero Burn Potential
	Plant Health Care (PHC)
	Bio-natural product Contains Mycorrizhal Fungi Slow-release fertilizer Zero Burn Potential

Synthetic Fertilizer
	Lebanon Fertilizer	Bonide
	Granular Slow-release	Liquid, Granular Feed Often comes with additional preventatives Helps protect your garden
	Miracle-Gro Fertilizer	Bayer
	Liquid Feed Easy to Use	Liquid, Granular Feed Often comes with additional preventatives Helps protect your garden
	Osmocote Fertilizer
	Slow-release Granular Lasts for 4-6 months

When can you fertilize?

Avoid fertilizing with synthetic fertilizers in the first year of any newly installed plantings. You can use natural fertilizers any time of the year. Liquid fertilizers can be used year-round. Best fertilizing practices are in Spring and Fall. Using compost will allow your garden to absorb nutrients better.

What are the best ways to fertilize your garden?

Each type of plant likes different fertilizers. Here are some recommendations:

Perennials

Espoma Garden-Tone
Lebanon 10-10-10
Neptune’s Harvest

Roses

Bayer All in One Rose Protection
Espoma Rose-Tone
Lebanon Lawn & Garden Food 5-10-5

Grasses

Espoma Plant-Tone
Lebanon Multi-Purpose 10-10-10
PHC Healthy Start 3-4-3

Trees

Espoma Tree-Tone
Lebanon Lawn & Garden Food 5-10-5
PHC Biopak Plus

Shrubs

Espoma Holly-Tone & Plant-Tone
Neptune’s Harvest
PHC Biopak Plus

Groundcovers

Annuals

Lebanon Triple Superphosphate
Espoma Bulb-Tone
Osmocote

Bamboo

Lebanon Multi-Purpose 10-10-10
Espoma Tree-Tone
Osmocote

Vines

Lebanon Lawn & Garden Food 5-10-5
Espoma Plant-Tone
PHC Biopak Plus

By: Kenneth C. Roth, MCH

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