The Best Fertilizers for Helping Blooms

1. • Fertilizers are a prime requirement of plants to help them grow vigorously. Fertilizers add the essential nutrients to the soil and come in either natural or synthetic form. All plants, flowering or non-flowering, have specific growth requirements such as the correct soil pH and adequate nutrients, which are best evaluated through soil tests. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are the major plant nutrients. Out of these, phosphorus is most important for the development of flowers.

   Monster Bloom Fertilizer

   • Monster Bloom is a fertilizer product of the Grotek company designed specifically to help grow vigorous blooms. The fertilizer contains the essential nutrients in the ratio of 0-50-30. The fertilizer helps plants to start producing the most flowers in the middle of the flowering season. Monster Bloom contains a very high level of phosphorus, which plays a critical role in plant metabolism. The potassium in the fertilizer supports the growth of flowers and fruits and leads to optimal photosynthesis and starch production. It is recommended to stop using Monster Bloom two weeks before the end of the flowering cycle.

   Tiger Bloom Fertilizer

   • Tiger Bloom is a high phosphorus fertilizer for helping to create prolific blooms and large sized buds. The fertilizer contains the essential nutrients in the ratio of 2-8-4. Beside the essential nutrients, Tiger Bloom also contains many trace minerals such as calcium, magnesium and manganese. The fertilizer promotes abundant fruit in fruit bearing plants as well. Apply to plants when flowers first start to appear and use all the way to final harvest and flowering stage. Tiger Bloom fertilizer is recommended for use for in soils and in hydroponic gardening.

   Happy Frog Fruit & Flower Fertilizer

   • Happy Frog Fruit & Flower Fertilizer is manufactured by the Fox Farm company. The fertilizer contains the essential nutrients in the ratio of 5-8-4. The high level of phosphorus in the fertilizer supports optimal fruit and flower growth in plants. The use of Happy Frog Fruit & Flower Fertilizer leads to the development of healthy root systems in the plants and vigorous branching. The fertilizer also contains humic acid and mycorrhizae. The recommended amount of fertilizer use is 1 tbsp. in every gallon of soil.

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