This appeared on wiseGEEK. http://wisegeek.com/ Foliar fertilizer is a fertilizer product which is designed to be applied directly to the leaves of a plant. A number of companies manufacture a range of foliar fertilizers, from organic products safe for use on food crops to more aggressive chemical fertilizers for ornamentals. There are a number of advantages to using a foliar fertilizer which make such fertilizers...

This article published on Essortment. http://www.essortment.com/ A basic guide to water soluble fertilizers. Including information pertaining to it’s contents and usages, as well as, how what’s on the label can differ from what’s inside. Water soluble fertilizers are fertilizers that can be dissolved in water and added or leached out of the soil easily. With water soluble fertilizers it is...

This article originally appeared on the University of Minnesota Extension’s website. http://extension.umn.edu/ When and How to Use Foliar Fertilizers Carl Rosen and Peter Bierman, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate Will foliar fertilizing really make your garden grow? Nancy Rose Foliar fertilizers are dilute fertilizer solutions applied directly to plant leaves. As with soil application of...