Feeding your garden is obviously important part of garden maintenance if you want it to thrive. As with any living organism nutrition is vital. Knowing what you put down when you fertilize and what your plants need can make all the difference. There are 16 essential nutrients that your plants need to grow optimally. If even one of these is in short supply your garden is not thriving. This is not to say you will be killing it. Just not giving it the full range of elements that support plant growth. Plant food is the fertilizers we apply to the soil to enrich the content of mineral nutrients in it. Plants absorb these minerals from the soil, so when you think about fertilizing, think more about feeding the soil rather than the plant itself. It’s about ratio and relationship. A … Continue reading Garden Nutrition