Grow with the flow and in early spring that flow is in the greenhouse
01.08.2023 - 14:37 / gardenerstips.co.uk / hortoris
Foliar feeding does at least some good. First and foremost it makes me, the putative garden expert, think I am doing some good for the plants in my care. If the fertilised plants pick up any extra nutrients so much the better. If they also repay me with a better crop or display then wow!
Foliar feeding is the method of supplying nutrients to plants through their foliage. It involves spraying water-dissolved fertilizers directly on the leaves. Many believe that foliar feeding is preferable to soil application and that it is associated with higher yields and better quality. However I am firmly of the belief that both forms of fertiliser application is best.
Foliar feed can involve the drenching of leaves and stems with suitably diluted liquid fertilizers. This allows nutrients and trace elements to pass into the plants system through direct leaf and stem absorption.
Greenhouse spraying helps humidity and the removal of dust from leaves so why not add some weak feed to the spray and add nutrients to plants through their foliage.
I personally believe this method is a supplement to normal root based feeding which is naturally derived from water uptake.
Mix up your chosen feed by diluting concentrated liquid feed or dissolving fertiliser salts in warm water. Using a very fine spray apply the solution on top and under all the leaves.
Evening is the best time for plants to be treated with a foliar spray without jeopardizing the plants other root based feeding schedule and risking burn from strong sun.
Small amounts of nutrients should be applied little and often. I find foliar feeding useful for specific situations such as ailing plants in need of a ‘pick them up’. I spray the leaves of tomato plants all over.
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Grow with the flow and in early spring that flow is in the greenhouse
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