How and what to buy
- Get soil test and base fertilizer purchases and application on results.
- Calculate area to be fertilized before you purchase fertilizer, so you know how much to buy.
- When irrigating with reclaimed water, adjust your fertilizer rate to take nutrients in the water into account.
- Always read fertilizer label to determine content.
- Do not use combination products like “weed and feed”. These contain fertilizer and pesticides.This broadcast application of a pesticide is not Florida-Friendly.
- Follow UF/IFAS fertilizer recommendations for fertilizer products.Consider using controlled release products.
- Palms should be fertilized with a UF/IFAS recommended palm special product.