The washing of nutrients is only true for chemical fertilizers, where the nutrients are already in an available form. So the more you water the more nutrition you are washing out of the potted soil. This causes a lot of the nutrition being washed out of the soil into the collection plate at the bottom. The extra thing is when these plants are watered they are usually over watered. The small pot creates a limit in the amount of water it can hold and the soil inside dries up more quickly. The water is seeped in to the soil and stays in the soil until it is used by the plants or evaporated away.įor potted plants, the need for watering is a lot more frequent. Usually garden plants are watered by rain, and in a hot summers day by you spending time out watering the garden. The way the plants are watered also contributes to the reason why potted plants need more fertilizing. Therefore to boost up nutrition, you will need to add fertilizers. As the plant grows the nutrition will be used to grow the plant itself, so after time it will get depleted.
With the help of micro-organisms these are broken down into suitable nutrients for the plants.įor an indoor potted plant, natural sources of nutrients are lacking.īasically whatever is in the pot stays in the pot and until something is added there will be no increase in nutritional value. Fallen tree leaves, natural worm casts, fallen fruits, dead animals and organisms etc. if you left your garden unattended, sure you will get an unsightly garden, but many plants can take care of themselves and grow well.ĭepending on your soil, garden plants obtain nutrients from natural organic matter around them. In fact there are many plants that can take care of themselves outdoors with out the need of help i.e. You are correct that in some cases potted plants will need fertilization more than outdoor garden plants. Is that true? Also how much and how often should I use worm tea in my potted plants ? And can I over worm tea? Thank you for your help.” ~ Chris Vialpandoĭifferent plants have different needs, and an obvious rule of thumb is that the faster a plant grows then the more frequent it needs to fertilized! “I understand potted plants need to be fertilized more often than plants in the ground.
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