Growing flowers but don't know how to fertilize? Remember these 4 words and any flower can burst into a full pot

When fertilizing flowers, what really counts as "weak fertilizer, applied frequently"? Take a look at this, it is the key to growing flowers well

A fellow gardener asks, for potted plants using water-soluble fertilizer, how can you achieve "weak fertilizer, applied frequently"?

Whether it is water-soluble fertilizer or granular, if you want to achieve "weak fertilizer, applied frequently", it is actually very simple. Normally when we fertilize flowers, we do it during the plant's growing season. As the plant grows, it steadily absorbs nutrients and water from the soil every day. When we fertilize, we mix it in when watering, so the roots can properly absorb it into the plant. So when we fertilize plants, the principle of weak fertilizer applied frequently is, first, that during its growing season it can continuously supply the roots with nutrients for growth, and second, that it is not likely to burn the flower's roots.

So-called "weak fertilizer, applied frequently" means mixing the fertilizer concentration as low as possible. For example, the dosage ratio we normally follow according to the instructions is a 1:500 ratio or a 1:1000 ratio. We use it once every ten days. After we mix the water at a 1:1000 ratio. If our flower's potting soil dries out in two days. We take the fertilizer water mixed at 1:1000. Pour out 1/5, at a 1:5 ratio (what is poured out is 1, the water is 5) and each time we water, mix it with water and pour it on. This concentration is very low, and after pouring it on, the soil always has nutrients that its roots can absorb. The next time we water, use this method again, and keep watering this way continuously. It is not likely to burn the flower and it still supplies nutrients. That is roughly the idea. Or alternatively, each time you water, mix in a tiny bit of fertilizer. If the fertilizer's own concentration is 1:1000, you can mix it with water at a 1:2000 or 3000 ratio and pour it on. This also works.

What we usually call "weak fertilizer, applied frequently" simply means lowering the fertilizer concentration as much as possible. You do not necessarily have to follow the standard I mentioned. As long as the concentration is low, and you add a little each time you water so the roots have a nutrient supply. Then it can grow. This is "weak fertilizer, applied frequently". Of course, if you do not know how to use it, you can follow what I said above. That works. Actually, the slow-release fertilizer we often hear about means exactly this: put the slow-release fertilizer on the surface of the potting soil, and each time you water, a little of the fertilizer seeps into the potting soil. This way there is always nutrients promoting the plant's growth, and it can last for several months without needing to apply fertilizer, while the plant can still grow. That is the idea!

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