While 90% of the nutrients for our vegetable crops as soil applications based on soil tests and the specific crop’s nutrient needs, foliar fertilization is meant to help maintain or enhance or correct a plants nutritional profile during the growing season.
On today’s episode we dig into what foliar feeding is, how to use it, the benefits and drawbacks, what stages of growth are most benefited by it and why I choose to use it in rotation with my other approaches to plant nutrition and soil health. And, yes, there is a soil component here. There always is. Let’s dig in!
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RESOURCES:
Ep. 22 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Plant Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicity (https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/episode/ep-22-garden-talk-tuesday-plant-nutrient-deficiencies-and-toxicity)
Identifying Nutrient Deficiencies in Your Garden Plants (https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/blog/identifying-nutrient-deficiencies-in-your-garden-plants)
Foliar Feeding Revisited // Missouri Produce Growers Bulletin // Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri (https://ipm.missouri.edu/MPG/2019/4/foliarFeeding/)
Foliar Fertilization for Vegetable Crops | Weekly Crop Update (udel.edu) (https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=14763)
Foliar nutrition in vegetables: A review (phytojournal.com) (https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2021/vol10issue1/PartAH/10-1-299-154.pdf)