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Fertilizer


Best Management Practices for Fertilizing Long Island Lawns

Another Set of Calculations for Fertilizer Applications

Calculating Liquid Fertilizer Application

Fertilizer Definitions

Fertilize Release Mechanisms and Time Until Release

Fertilizer Requirements and Deficiency

How Does Soil pH Affect Fertilizers and Fertility

Magnesium (Mg) and Reasons to Use Dolomitic Limestone

Nitrogen

Phosphorus and the Environment

Phosphorous (P)

Updates on the New Statewide Phosphorous Law

Potassium (K)

Simple Granular Spreader Calibration

Spreaders

An Overview of the Local Law to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution by Reducing the Use of Fertilizer in Suffolk County

Tree and Shrub Fertilization

What About Gypsum?

What About Lime?

What Forms of Nitrogen Can Plants Take Up and How Long Does it Last?

Liming Timing

Phosphorous and Potassium Sources

Last updated March 29, 2017

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