Create a Holistic Garden Plus 16 Gardening Tips

Step 22: Gardening Tip 16 out of 16

Gardening Tip 16: Fertilize in a Tub

Many potted plants and hanging baskets are in near constant need of fertilizer, and fertilizing them can be tricky.  The fertilizer and water can run out.  The plant might get too much or too little.  It's hard to know what to do with left over fertilizing solutions.  Stuff.  However, a tub makes the process much simpler.

1. Fill a tub with a diluted solution of fertilizer and water.
2. Place the plant in the tub to absorb the solution for a few minutes.
3. Remove plant and place near a landscape plant that also needs fertilizer.
4. Return plant to its spot.
5. Fertilize remaining landscape plants with the remaining solution.

Using a diluted solution allows the mixture to not burn roots and to be used on a large variety of plants, and soaking the plant ensures the fertilizer reaches all the roots.  Fertilizing near landscape plants that also need fertilizer prevents the solution from being wasted or reaching waterways.  You may have to repeat this process more frequently for heavier feeding plants.