Gardening with Phosphorous

Hi, I'm Stan DeFreitas, "Mr. Green Thumb", for On gardening. One of the most important elements for all plant growth is that of phosphorous. Phosphorous is always the second number in a fertilizer. Be of a bag or be of a bottle, phosphorous is the element that's going to help with roots, it's going to help with flowering, and it also may help you a little bit with some of the cold protection. Now this happens to be a bloomer type fertilizer, which is higher in the second number. That second number can be relatively high. Now I know a lot of folks say, too much phosphorous can be a problem, well maybe so. But if you're getting your plant to grow well, and you want a good root formation, you need a good source of phosphorous. This happens to be a 9-59-8. So yes, that 59 is very high in phosphorous, but the reason it is, it's a bloomer type fertilizer. If you want your plant to bloom, and it's not blooming like it has been, you may want to use a bloomer special. And bloomer specials almost always have extra phosphorous in them. Phosphorous is the middle element. Phosphorous can help you produce good roots, strong plant, and more importantly a better producing fruit and flowering plant. For On Gardening, I'm Stan DeFreitas, "Mr. Green Thumb".