Correct Application Methods of Base Fertilizer and Top Dressing for Flowers

Fertilizer applied into the soil before planting or potting flowers is called base fertilizer. It is generally in dry powder form, such as poultry and livestock manure, bone meal, soybean cake, etc. It is required to contain relatively complete components such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which is beneficial for improving soil structure and can continuously decompose, ensuring a sustained supply over a long growth period. Base fertilizer must be fully decomposed. When planting flowers, apply it below or around the roots, but it must not come into direct contact with the roots. When used in pots, the amount should be determined according to the different types of flowers. Base fertilizer is the foundational nutrition for flower growth and should be taken seriously.

During the growth period of flowers, due to the lush growth of branches and leaves and abundant flowering and fruiting, a considerable amount of nutrients is consumed, so fertilizer needs to be replenished at any time. This is called top dressing. Top dressing is mostly based on liquid fertilizer. Using root application combined with "micro-fertilizer" for root irrigation can induce the plant's absorption, digestion, and release of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and various trace elements in the soil, enhance the positive energy of fruit development, and thus facilitate soil absorption and root utilization.