There are many factors determining the amount and timing of adding fertilizer to your garden for maximum growth and production.
Unfortunately there is no magic formula to perfectly fertilize all types of vegetables in all garden situations, however there are a few simple guidelines to follow that will make this job a whole lot easier.
One of the most important things about garden fertility is that plant nutrition and soil health are inseparable, making the type of fertilizer you use a major consideration, follow this link for more on the many different sources of organic garden fertilizer that will help you to achieving both.
Understanding the players in soil fertility is the first step to fertilizing the vegetable garden.
The three major nutrients that most people are familiar with are nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) potassium (K). Along with these three there are three secondary nutrients and a number of micro nutrients that plants need. Follow this link for more details on the all the nutrients and their use in plant growth and deficiency problems.
One of the secrets to successful vegetable gardening is understanding the process of soil fertility.
Kuna mambo mengi yanayoamua kiasi na wakati wa kuongeza mbolea kwenye bustani yako kwa ukuaji na uzalishaji wa juu. Kwa bahati mbaya, hakuna formula ya kichawi ya kuzalisha vyakula vyote vya bustani, lakini kuna miongozo kadhaa ya kufuata ambayo itafanya kazi hii iwe rahisi. Moja ya mambo muhimu kuhusu uzazi wa bustani ni kwamba lishe ya mimea na afya ya udongo ni inseparable, na kufanya aina ya mbolea wewe kutumia kuzingatia kuu, kufuata kiungo hiki kwa zaidi juu ya vyanzo vingi tofauti vya mbolea ya bustani ya kikaboni ambayo itakusaidia kufikia wote. Kuelewa mambo yanayohusika katika rutuba ya udongo ni hatua ya kwanza ya kutengeneza mbolea katika bustani ya mboga. Vyakula vitatu vya msingi ambavyo watu wengi wanajua ni nitrojeni (N), fosforasi (P) na potasiamu (K). Pamoja na hizi tatu kuna virutubisho vitatu vya sekondari na idadi ya virutubisho vidogo ambavyo mimea inahitaji. Kufuata kiungo hiki kwa maelezo zaidi juu ya virutubisho vyote na matumizi yao katika ukuaji wa mimea na matatizo ya upungufu. Mojawapo ya siri za kutunza bustani ya mboga kwa mafanikio ni kuelewa utaratibu wa uzazi wa udongo.