I took popular fertilizers with very different NPK ratios and tested them in a controlled experiment to attempt to answer one of the biggest gardening questions: does NPK ratio matter, and does changing NPK ratios influence plant growth and behavior? The results of this experiment shocked me, and I learned more about fertilizers as a result.

This fertilizer experiment took place over 70 days. I will take you through the entire experiment from start to finish, as well as explain what the NPK ratio is, how NPK ratios can affect plant growth and much more.

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Drip Irrigation Sprinkler Hose (Many Sizes): [ Ссылка ]
Weed Barrier (Many Sizes): [ Ссылка ]
Jobe's Organic Vegetable Fertilizer (4lbs): [ Ссылка ]
Espoma Plant Tone (36lbs): [ Ссылка ]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 The Fertilizer Test Experiment
1:24 NPK Ratio Explained
2:33 MiracleGro Fertilizer Analysis
3:31 The NPK Ratio Theory
4:56 Mixing Water Soluble Fertilizers
5:58 Making Potting Mix And Test Plants
7:53 The Fertilizing Schedule
9:15 How To Fertilize The Test Plants
10:23 Two Weeks Later
11:24 70 Days Later
12:39 Why I Think The Experiment Failed
17:04 My Thoughts On Synthesized Fertilizers
20:17 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to fertilize a vegetable garden, want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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EQUIPMENT I MOST OFTEN USE IN MY GARDEN*:

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Miracle-Gro Soluble Bloom Booster Plant Food [ Ссылка ]
Miracle-Gro Soluble Tomato Plant Food [ Ссылка ]
Jack's Fertilizer, 20-20-20, 25 lb. [ Ссылка ]

Southern Ag Liquid Copper Fungicide [ Ссылка ]
Southern Ag Natural Pyrethrin Concentrate [ Ссылка ]
Monterey Organic Spinosad Concentrate [ Ссылка ]
Safer Brand Caterpillar Killer (BT Concentrate) [ Ссылка ]

Cordless ULV Fogger Machine [ Ссылка ]
Weed Barrier with UV Resistance [ Ссылка ]
Organza Bags (Fig-size) [ Ссылка ]
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Injection Molded Nursery Pots [ Ссылка ]
Heavy Duty Plant Grow Bags [ Ссылка ]
6.5 Inch Hand Pruner Pruning Shears [ Ссылка ]
Japanese Pruning Saw with Blade [ Ссылка ]

Double Tomato Hooks with Twine [ Ссылка ]
String Trellis Tomato Support Clips [ Ссылка ]
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ABOUT MY GARDEN
Location: Southeastern NC, Brunswick County (Wilmington area)
34.1°N Latitude
Zone 8B

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