Plant Nutrition
Presenter: Nigel Ruck
Episode: 23 (6th October 2007)
If you want to get the best out of your plants you’ve got to look after them which means giving them a good diet and keeping them well fed and healthy, particularly during the spring when they’re going ballistic with lots of new growth.
Plants are just like humans in many ways, if they’re strong and healthy; they’re less likely to get sick and far better equipped to deal with the various pests and diseases that are out there just itching to attack a weak specimen. This is similar to the way in which humans are more susceptible to colds and illness if we’re run down or stressed out.
A well balanced diet should include some organic plant food, and a trusted old favourite is Dynamic Lifter. When you’re applying an organic pellet food like this, it’s best to pull back any mulch first, and then sprinkle the required amount onto the soil around the root zone. Once you’ve finished water in straight away, like with most fertilisers and then put the mulch back.
In the growing season, re-apply about every six weeks, except with natives or acid loving plants like azaleas and camellias. With these, use half the amount and apply less frequently.
You can also get similar plant food in liquid form, some with added fish emulsion or seaweed tonic too, which you’re plants will just love. They’re like the “sushi & sashimi” for plants, they come in a concentrate form that you mix with water in a can or sprayer, and apply onto the soil and the foliage.
For us humans it’s 3 square meals a day, but for the plants, you use at 1 or 2 weekly intervals. Be careful not to use if the weather is hotter than 30 degrees.
Featured Products:
Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food
Use to gently feed all types of garden and potted plants, including Australian native plants. Releases nutrients slowly, improves the structure and moisture retention of the soil and encourage earthworms and beneficial soil micro-organisms. Features: Organic ingredients release nutrients slowly, feeding up to 10 sq metres per kg. Added Blood and Bone, fishmeal and seaweed help to organically enrich and improve the soil. Pelletised to make it easy to apply. How It Works: Adds nutrients and organic matter to the soil which improves moisture retention and promotes microbial and earthworm activity.
Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Fish Emulsion
Ideal fertiliser for all garden and potted indoor and outdoor plants, including roses, citrus and vegies. Features: Organic based liquid fertiliser containing both slow acting natural fish emulsion and fast acting mineral nutrients. Balanced blend of nitrogen for healthy foliage growth and phosphorus and potassium for strong root development and beautiful flowers. How It Works: Processed fish residue provides plant nutrients as it gradually breaks down. Inorganic components release nutrients quickly producing a rapid response.
Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Plant Food
Dynamic Lifter Concentrate Organic Plant Food is ideal for fertilising all garden and potted indoor and outdoor plants, including roses, fruit trees, indoor plants and lawns. This product is derived from many of the same materials as pelletised Dynamic Lifter, and provides a quick, easy and convenient way for all gardeners to reap the benefits of organic gardening. Features: Organic ingredients which release nutrients slowly, and fast acting nutrients for fast visible results. 500mL bottle makes up 100 litres when mixed with water. Added Yates Blood and Bone, fish emulsion and seaweed organically enrich and improve the soil. Promotes healthy growth for all indoor and outdoor plants, fruit trees, bulbs, annuals etc. How It Works Provides fast and slow acting nutrients which are absorbed by foliage and roots.
Episode: 23 (6th October 2007)
If you want to get the best out of your plants you’ve got to look after them which means giving them a good diet and keeping them well fed and healthy, particularly during the spring when they’re going ballistic with lots of new growth.
Plants are just like humans in many ways, if they’re strong and healthy; they’re less likely to get sick and far better equipped to deal with the various pests and diseases that are out there just itching to attack a weak specimen. This is similar to the way in which humans are more susceptible to colds and illness if we’re run down or stressed out.
A well balanced diet should include some organic plant food, and a trusted old favourite is Dynamic Lifter. When you’re applying an organic pellet food like this, it’s best to pull back any mulch first, and then sprinkle the required amount onto the soil around the root zone. Once you’ve finished water in straight away, like with most fertilisers and then put the mulch back.
In the growing season, re-apply about every six weeks, except with natives or acid loving plants like azaleas and camellias. With these, use half the amount and apply less frequently.
You can also get similar plant food in liquid form, some with added fish emulsion or seaweed tonic too, which you’re plants will just love. They’re like the “sushi & sashimi” for plants, they come in a concentrate form that you mix with water in a can or sprayer, and apply onto the soil and the foliage.
For us humans it’s 3 square meals a day, but for the plants, you use at 1 or 2 weekly intervals. Be careful not to use if the weather is hotter than 30 degrees.
Featured Products:
Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food
Use to gently feed all types of garden and potted plants, including Australian native plants. Releases nutrients slowly, improves the structure and moisture retention of the soil and encourage earthworms and beneficial soil micro-organisms. Features: Organic ingredients release nutrients slowly, feeding up to 10 sq metres per kg. Added Blood and Bone, fishmeal and seaweed help to organically enrich and improve the soil. Pelletised to make it easy to apply. How It Works: Adds nutrients and organic matter to the soil which improves moisture retention and promotes microbial and earthworm activity.
Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Fish Emulsion
Ideal fertiliser for all garden and potted indoor and outdoor plants, including roses, citrus and vegies. Features: Organic based liquid fertiliser containing both slow acting natural fish emulsion and fast acting mineral nutrients. Balanced blend of nitrogen for healthy foliage growth and phosphorus and potassium for strong root development and beautiful flowers. How It Works: Processed fish residue provides plant nutrients as it gradually breaks down. Inorganic components release nutrients quickly producing a rapid response.
Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Plant Food
Dynamic Lifter Concentrate Organic Plant Food is ideal for fertilising all garden and potted indoor and outdoor plants, including roses, fruit trees, indoor plants and lawns. This product is derived from many of the same materials as pelletised Dynamic Lifter, and provides a quick, easy and convenient way for all gardeners to reap the benefits of organic gardening. Features: Organic ingredients which release nutrients slowly, and fast acting nutrients for fast visible results. 500mL bottle makes up 100 litres when mixed with water. Added Yates Blood and Bone, fish emulsion and seaweed organically enrich and improve the soil. Promotes healthy growth for all indoor and outdoor plants, fruit trees, bulbs, annuals etc. How It Works Provides fast and slow acting nutrients which are absorbed by foliage and roots.
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