Tomato plants need three main nutrients from fertilizer—nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—as well as some other trace elements. Most fertilizers are a combination of those three components; the ...

Q: What should you use to fertilize pansies? A: You can fertilize pansies with soluble or granular fertilizers, quick acting or slow release. The most important feature of the product you choose is ...

Your lawn and garden need nutrients to grow and stay healthy. Soil is an important source of key nutrients but it doesn’t always contain them in adequate amounts. That’s why many homeowners take the ...

“If April showers should come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May.” — Buddy de Sylva. “A gush of bird-song, a patter of dew. A cloud, and a rainbow’s warning. Suddenly sunshine and ...

I try to stay away from commercial fertilizers, but it's important to know how they work. Linn County Extension Master Gardener, Lisa Slattery, explains what the N, P and Ks mean on the labels and ...

Both farmers and gardeners are very familiar with fertilizers and both generally make good use of them. However, many persons have not ever tried their hand at growing plants of any kind and therefore ...

Gardening season has wrapped up for most people, but there are always questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service ...

Many homeowners faced with fertilizing their lawn go to the garden store and buy whatever popular brand is displayed, no questions asked. Is it 10-10-10? 10-6-4? or 21-10-6? Who knows? Who cares?