This Week in the Garden
How to Turn Granular Fertilizer into Liquid Fertilizer – Quickly Get Fertilizer to Plants

Granular fertilizers are standard in gardening, but when immediate absorption is crucial, liquid forms offer a solution. Gardener Peter Richards shows how to dissolve granular fertilizer in water to provides a swift nutrient boost to plants. By adding a measured amount of fertilizer to a half-filled watering can, then gently mixing until dissolved, gardeners can efficiently deliver nutrients directly to the roots without relying on rainfall. However, caution must be exercised to avoid leaf contact, as liquid fertilizer can cause burns similar to granular applications.

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