📣⚡️💩 You asked, we listened! Introducing Fertilizer Remin...
☀️ The days are long and growth is strong, and plants that need a nutrient boost will appreciate it now. Good thing your handy plant pal Greg has been hard at work learning when and how much to fertilize.
💩 You can now turn on fertilizer reminders that are customized for each of your plants’ needs.
📆 If you’ve already got a fertilizer schedule you love, you can also set a custom schedule. Just tap the gear icon in the Fertilizer section on the Plant Card!
👇 Let us know which fertilizer is your fave in the comments below!
🧪 Learn more about Greg’s studies from @kiersten below!
Check the Apple App Store for your new update now, and coming to Android soon! #GregGang #GregFeedback #gregteam #gregupdate
💩 You can now turn on fertilizer reminders that are customized for each of your plants’ needs.
📆 If you’ve already got a fertilizer schedule you love, you can also set a custom schedule. Just tap the gear icon in the Fertilizer section on the Plant Card!
👇 Let us know which fertilizer is your fave in the comments below!
🧪 Learn more about Greg’s studies from @kiersten below!
Check the Apple App Store for your new update now, and coming to Android soon! #GregGang #GregFeedback #gregteam #gregupdate
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Best Answer
When we set out to determine the best way to recommend fertilizer, we did some math magic to find the average nutritional content/strength of the most popular fertilizers out today. This is what we’ve used to guestimate your recommendations, though always check in with your fertilizer of choice to make sure there aren’t any special instructions!
There are two parts to your personalized fertilizer reminders: the frequency and the amount
The frequency is determined by your plant’s type and how much sunlight it gets, which both determine how fast it grows! The growth rate is what determines how quickly your plant uses up the nutrients in the soil.
The amount is determined by the size of your pot. The bigger the pot, the more soil it has, the more nutrients it will need! The amount will vary depending on which specific fertilizer you use, but we offer a rough guideline so you don’t add too much and burn those lil roots.
There are two parts to your personalized fertilizer reminders: the frequency and the amount
The frequency is determined by your plant’s type and how much sunlight it gets, which both determine how fast it grows! The growth rate is what determines how quickly your plant uses up the nutrients in the soil.
The amount is determined by the size of your pot. The bigger the pot, the more soil it has, the more nutrients it will need! The amount will vary depending on which specific fertilizer you use, but we offer a rough guideline so you don’t add too much and burn those lil roots.
Fertilizing noob here. 🤓 It’s definitely something I’ve wanted to try on my foliage though so I bought some Arber Plant Food Concentrate. Will y’all have some guidance coming on with the how-tos? Such as, how do I measure it (is the amount listed in Greg with or without water added?), how much water, do I do it on a watering day or a non watering day, what happens if it drains out of the bottom, how will I know if my plant didnt like it or had an adverse reaction, etc.
@kaleena so we tried to build our methodology so that it could be wildly applicable to many different types of fertilizers.
With this in mind the way I'm using the fertilizer reminders is similar to how I treat the watering reminders, as a guide on the proper window for fertilizing and a rough estimate of quantity based on your plants size, and light.
The fertilizer you bought will have those super specific instructions you're looking for.
@kiersten added some more insights in her comment that's marked best post at the top.
With this in mind the way I'm using the fertilizer reminders is similar to how I treat the watering reminders, as a guide on the proper window for fertilizing and a rough estimate of quantity based on your plants size, and light.
The fertilizer you bought will have those super specific instructions you're looking for.
@kiersten added some more insights in her comment that's marked best post at the top.
@lfolco Totally normal! Plants only need fertilizer when they’ve depleted the nutrients in their pot, which most houseplants do very slowly.
Adding too much can actually burn the roots, since high concentrations of fertilizer in the soil will draw moisture back out of the roots!
Nearly all houseplants growing indoors will only need a boost once or twice during the year!
Adding too much can actually burn the roots, since high concentrations of fertilizer in the soil will draw moisture back out of the roots!
Nearly all houseplants growing indoors will only need a boost once or twice during the year!
@Kiersten Greg told me to fertilize 15mg. Does that mean 15mg of fertiler?
