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those 3 numbers on fertilizers? they're not what you think 🧐
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Every gardener has heard of NPK, and you probably learned a while ago that it stands for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—the three essential nutrients that plants need to grow. Yeah, that's what I used to think too. But I realized (after emailing a major fertilizer brand's customer service to clarify something) that even the reps are giving out false information about what those three values really mean! 🙀 N is certainly nitrogen. But P and K are are not exactly phosphorus and potassium, respectively, and it's important to know if you're trying to figure out how much of those nutrients to add to your garden. So I'm diving into a bit of a geeky article to share the facts (and go against what all the other gardening sites are merely repeating without actually looking into it—because they're wrong). P.S. Surprise—the NPK ratio on a fertilizer label doesn't actually indicate phosphorus and potassium. Here's what it DOES mean, and why it's important to know. P.P.S. You can start building great soil in fall—and for very little money. (I made all my own soil a few years ago for my raised beds and this is the best, loamiest soil I've ever had. 🪱) Learn my method in my online course Lazy Gardening Academy. |
Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."