Which fertilizer works best?
BEST OVERALL: Jobe’s Organics All Purpose Granular Fertilizer.
At what rate do you mix fertilizer?
A lawn fertilizer should typically have a ratio of around 4-1-2 or 4-1-3 or 3-1-2. Your 32-10-20 fertilizer has a ratio of 3.2-1-2 and would be good on a lawn. A ratio of 1-2-1 or 1-3-2 would be good for roses, azaleas, lilacs, tomatoes, peppers and other flowering or fruiting plants.
What is the best fertilizer NPK?
Studies have found that the ideal NPK fertilizer ratio of those nutrients for flowering plants is 3-1-2. (That’s 3% Nitrogen, 1% phosphorus & 2% potassium.) So look for that ratio on the label of packaged fertilizers; anything close to a 3-1-2, a 6-2-4 or a 9-3-6 should be ideal.
What is the best corn fertilizer?
BEST OVERALL: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Organic Vegetable Fertilizer.
What is a good balanced fertilizer?
Generally, nitrogen is used by plants to produce green growth, phosphorous for roots and potassium for flower and fruit development. A balanced fertilizer such as 10-10-10 is a good choice for vegetables and other high-nutrient plants.
How much fertilizer do I need?
You should apply 10 pounds of the fertilizer per 1,000 square feet (five pounds from the table multiplied by the two pound recommendation). * When using a soluble inorganic nitrogen fertilizer a typical recommendation is to use only one pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet for a single application.
How do you read fertilizer ratio?
The three numbers that you see on a fertilizer label, such as 5-5-5, tell you what proportion of each macronutrient the fertilizer contains. The first number is always nitrogen (N), the second is phosphorus (P) and the third is potassium (K). This “N-P-K” ratio reflects the available nutrients?
How much fertilizer do I need for corn?
Apply three to four pounds of 10-10-10 fertilizer per 100 square feet. Fertilizer should be broadcast evenly and worked into the top two to three inches of soil prior to seeding. When corn is 12 inches tall it is a good idea to apply a sidedressing of fertilizer. This is especially important on light sandy soils.
What NPK does corn need?
Nitrogen fertilizer suitable for fall sweet corn should have a mineral content specifically created to enhance the corn plant’s growth. For corn, use a fertilizer labeled “16-16-8,” which describes the mineral composition in the fertilizer: 16% nitrogen, 16% phosphate and 8% potassium (following an N-P-K formula).