What are four ways of applying fertilizers?

Answer 1

Most fertilizer packages have instructions that give the amount and frequency of application. You can either follow those directions or feed half as much as directed but twice as often. After adding any fertilizer to the soil, be sure to water thoroughly to dissolve and dilute it to keep salts in the fertilizer from harming your plants.

Dry chemical fertilizers are usually the most economical buy. Slow-release forms save the most time. Foliar feeding gives the quickest response and ensures that all the nutrients are absorbed. Liquids or soluble powders can be added to the irrigation water. Organic fertilizers add organic matter as well as nutrients.

There are several effective ways to apply fertilizers:

Broadcasting. This method is best for spreading large amounts of fertilizer over a large area. You can fertilize lawns, trees, vegetable gardens and flowerbeds this way. You can spread granular fertilizers and bulk organic materials by hand or with a spreader device, such as a lawn spreader or crank-type hand-held spreader.

Banding. Banding is often used for rows of vegetables or flowers, especially to get plants started. Place the fertilizer in a furrow 2 inches to the side of, and 2 inches deeper than, the seed furrow. Placement of the band of fertilizer must be coordinated with the watering plan. For furrow irrigation, place the band in a furrow between the seed furrow and the irrigation furrow. With overhead sprinkling, place bands on both sides of the seed furrow. With drip systems, place the fertilizer under the emitter.

Side dressing. Side dressing is the placement of fertilizer alongside a plant or row of plants, usually midway through the growing period. It is often used to supplement the fertilizer applied at the time of planting.

Watering with fertilizer solution. Some fertilizers, clearly marked on the package as completely water soluble, are ideal for applying when you water. You can use this method with drip irrigation and sprinkler systems and for houseplant watering.

Dissolve a small sample of the fertilizer to see if it leaves any residue that could plug up your system. If it does, you have to strain the liquid or pour the dissolved portion into another container, leaving the residue behind.

For liquid fertilizers that do not dissolve cleanly, such as fish emulsion, apply the fertilizer with a watering can or injection device in a hose to avoid plugging filtered systems.

Soil injection is a specialized method of applying fertilizer solution that is sometimes used with trees. A root irrigator is inserted into the root ball, and water pressure forces the fertilizer into the root area.

Foliar feeding. Spraying plants with water containing fertilizer is known as foliar feeding. The leaves readily absorbed the nutrients, which can rapidly improve in the plant's condition. This method is often used to overcome deficiencies of micronutrients or to provide nutrients unavailable to the plant through the soil, such as iron and zinc.

Using slow-release fertilizers. Slow-release fertilizers last from several months to a couple of years in the soil. They are more expensive than soluble types, but are valuable where low maintenance is a goal. Select one that matches the crop you are growing. For example, when you're planting your annual flowerbed, select a pelleted fertilizer that lasts for four months. All slow-release fertilizers depend on dampness to release their nutrients; bury them in the soil or dig them into the surface. Don't leave them on the surface, or they will be less effective. When used with drip irrigation, place the fertilizer within the "onion" of damp soil.

Answer 2

Broadcasting, foliar spray,high-pressure injection and side dressing are four ways of applying fertilizers.

Specifically, broadcasting involves application by hand or by mechanical spreader. Foliar spray is application on the leaves. High-pressure injection leaves gaseous treatments such as anhydrous ammonia. Side dressing lets the cultivator apply fertilizer by dispenser or hopper about 15 centimeters away from the plant stalk, stem or trunk.

Answer 3

It is by manual or mechanical ways that fertilizer is spread.

For example, banding is a mechanical means of ringing fertilizer treatments around plants during plowing. Broadcasting is a manual or mechanical way of throwing fertilizer over the soil during sowing. Side dressing is a mechanical means of placing fertilizer just under 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) away from the stalk, trunk or vine of the plant during growth.

Answer 4

You can use many things as a natural fertilizer for your home garden. The best thing to do would be to buy fertilizer. You can make a compost bin and put old paper, tissues, lawn trimmings, egg shells, etc and in 3 weeks or so you should a good supply of fertilizer for free.