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Posted 3Y ago by @RealSimpleMama

Best fertilizer for Maranta?

Hi all! I adore my maranta and Greg is telling me it’s time to fertilize! This is a newer plant that was gifted to me by my mom, but I’m not sure which fertilizer is best.
#Maranta #fertilize
Mari
Mari
Green Prayer Plant
2ft to light, indirect
5” pot
Last watered 7 months ago
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@Beeps
Brandon
14113 XP
3Y ago
@Beeps
Fertilizer is OK to use but remember Marantas and Calathea are sensative to overfertilizing. I was using miracle grow indoor liquid fertilizer for about a year but very diluted and had no issues.

I switched to Happy Happy Houseplant plant food and have never looked back though. I don’t have many plants that I can compare with after switching, but my prayer plant became fuller looking with the plant food.

I add the plant food to every watering. I don’t even have to think about it or worry about what season it is.

https://greg.app/Beeps/plants/83f3ab37/
@RealSimpleMama
Sarah
42485 XP
3Y ago
@RealSimpleMama
@Beeps thanks! Where do you get that fertilizer? I’ve heard of it before and want to look more into it.
@Beeps
Brandon
14113 XP
3Y ago
@Beeps
Here is their shop page. It’s a higher up front cost but I’m estimating a bottle will last me 2.5 years. Which is actually cheaper than the miracle grow!

https://happyhappyhouseplant.com/collections/merch/products/plant-food-fertilizer?variant=33166890926168
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Melissa
6261 XP
3Y ago
@UnbiasedTree
@Beeps omg thank you so much for this plant food recommendation! I have plants that absolutely just refuse to grow or just keep kicking off every new leaf they put out no matter what I do, having something like this for every type of plant that you can use without worrying about the season is amazing. I can't wait to try this!