Vegetable plants need different types of fertilizer several times throughout their growth cycle. We asked gardeners how often ...

The best fertilizer for vegetable gardens can fill your baskets to bursting. If you don’t want to worry about fertilizing your garden all the time, Osmocote Smart-Release Plant Food Flower and ...

If you skip that step, you can still have a productive vegetable garden by fertilizing during the prime growing season. Keep in mind not all vegetables have the same fertilizer needs.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I have my lawn fertilized professionally, and I was wondering if it affects or contaminates the vegetables in my nearby garden. Please advise. A: If it's just ...

Gardeners often apply fertilizer to their crops in midsummer with a cup of ammonium sulfate (21-0-0), a cup and a third of calcium nitrate (15-0-0), or about half a cup of urea (46-0-0) per 10 ...

If you're looking at pre-mixed, slow-release fertilizer for vegetable boxes, your first decision will be whether to use a chemically processed product or a natural-source product.