Fertilizing Significance Archives - Rolling Green Nursery

15 Apr

Dealing with Winter Damage

Follow Pruning Guidelines

When surveying and repairing winter damage, start with your trees – they are generally the most valuable additions to your property. As you survey the damage...

14 Apr

Why Organic Fertilizers Matter in the Landscape

Years ago a cooperative extension educator made the analogy that feeding your landscape plants organics vs “standard” salt based fertilizers was the difference of feeding your family a meat, potato and vegie meal vs candy. The salt based fertilizers are used quickly, like candy...

Espoma Tones, North Country Organics Pro Gro, Pro Holly, Holly Tone

12 Apr

It’s Time to Fertilize Trees, Shrubs and Perennials.

We highly recommend organic fertilizers to feed your plants in the ground. A Cooperative Extension agent explained it this way to me a long time ago: giving your plants in the ground the blue liquid is like feeding your kids M & Ms. Not...

N-P-K nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium fertilizer

05 Apr

Up, Down, & All Around: N-P-K

This catch-y little phrase simplifies how the 3 numbers on your plant fertilizer work.
Up, the nitrogen component is for plant top growth- green leaf-y growth.
Down, the Phosphorus is for healthy root development.
All around, the potassium helps all systems of the plant,...

Archive for Category: Fertilizing Significance

Dealing with Winter Damage

Why Organic Fertilizers Matter in the Landscape

It’s Time to Fertilize Trees, Shrubs and Perennials.

Up, Down, & All Around: N-P-K