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Check Before you Choose a Fertilizer!

Check Before you Choose a Fertilizer!. Tips to safely apply your fertilizer. Problems. Improperly applied fertilizer can: Harm plants Waste money & time Pollute water. Check the following before applying a fertilizer. Soil nutrients Plant type Area to be fertilized Fertilizer label.

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Check Before you Choose a Fertilizer!

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  1. Check Before you Choose a Fertilizer! Tips to safely apply your fertilizer

  2. Problems • Improperly applied fertilizer can: • Harm plants • Waste money & time • Pollute water

  3. Check the following before applying a fertilizer • Soil nutrients • Plant type • Area to be fertilized • Fertilizer label

  4. Check Soil Nutrients • MSUE soil test • Type of plant • Tests for • Soil texture • pH • Potassium • Phosphorus • Calcium • Magnesium • Cation Exchange Capacity

  5. Plant type • Different plants have different nutrient requirements • Contact MSUE for recommendations

  6. Area to be fertilized W • Recommendations based on 1,000 sq. ft • Two methods • Subtract non-fertilized areas • Add together areas to be fertilized • Basic geometry • L x W = Area Area to be fertilized L House

  7. To find your area • Difficult areas • Divide and conquer • (Length/#of sections) x sum of Widths = Area • Length = 140 ft. • Width 1 = 70 ft., 2 = 75 ft., 3 = 55 ft. • Length = 140 = 35 feet • # sections 4 • 70’ + 75’ + 55’ = 200 ft. • 200 ft x 35 ft = 7000 sq.ft.

  8. Fertilizer Label • Match nutrients to requirements • Nitrogen • Phosphorus • Potassium

  9. Application • A different method • Measure the amount of fertilizer needed • Low rate of application • Apply over the area multiple times • Always clean up after yourself and sweep fertilizer off side walks and driveways back onto lawn!

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