Kitchen Garden

PLANT FEEDING NATURE'S WAY

Although wonderful in many ways, some plants are fussy. You think everything is fine in your greenhouse or veg patch, then suddenly notice yellowing leaves and slow-forming veggies. With a frantic Google search, you diagnose that your plant is nutrient deficient and you’re already on your way to the nearest garden centre in desperate hope of a solution.

Once there, you’ll be greeted with rows upon rows of fertilisers for different plants. It can be tricky trying to decode fertilisers, there are often different nutrient numbers and a long list of ingredients.

In this article, I’m decoding organic fertilisers and showing you my favourites, so that next time your plant needs a little extra help, you already have a solution waiting

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