Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
For plant enthusiasts or caretakers, use fertilizers for decorative plants is mandatory. Fertilizer help plants to thrive.
To get the best results, you need to know the type of fertilizer that is suitable for ornamental plants because each plant has different fertilizer requirements.
Type of Fertilizer
There are two types of fertilizers available in the market, namely organic and inorganic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are generally more popular because they loosen the soil and help plants retain water better.
Organic fertilizer is a fertilizer that comes directly from animal manure, so it is rich in natural nutrients that are good for soil and soil microorganisms.
Meanwhile, inorganic fertilizers are artificial fertilizers made from easily dissolved chemical substances so that they can be directly absorbed by plants without requiring a decomposition process.
The following types of fertilizers can be adjusted to the needs of your ornamental plants.
1. Manure
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Manure is fertilizer made from livestock manure, such as goats, horses, chickens, cows, buffalo, pigs, and so on.
Manure contains dense nutrients that are useful for improving soil structure, increasing fertility and plant health.
The use of good manure is immersed in a way to reduce nutrient evaporation.
Meanwhile, liquid manure is best used after the plants have grown so that the nutrients can be absorbed quickly by the plants.
2. Compost
 Photo: CNNIndonesia / Asfahan YahsyiIllustration. Compost is a type of fertilizer that is suitable for ornamental plants to strengthen nutrients and improve soil drainage.- – |
Compost includes organic fertilizer because it is made from leftover materials from plants, animals, and organic waste that have undergone a process of decomposition and fermentation.
Plants that are often used as compost are straw, rice husks, coconut husks, and rotten vegetables.
Animal materials used for compost include livestock manure, livestock urine, animal feed waste, and biogas fluids. Meanwhile, the plant materials used for compost are blue algae, water hyacinth, water weeds, and azolla.
One type of fertilizer that is suitable for ornamental plants has a number of benefits. Among other things, improving soil structure, strengthening nutrients, especially for sandy soil types.
Then increase water resistance and absorption, improve drainage in the soil, and add and activate nutrients.
3. Urea
Urea fertilizer is a chemical fertilizer with a high nitrogen content. Urea has the characteristics of white crystalline grains. It is easily dissolved and absorbed by water.
Refers to Agrotek, the element nitrogen is one of the nutrients that plants really need to maximize plant height growth.
In addition, by providing urea fertilizer to ornamental plants, the stems and branches will grow stronger, the leaves will also be greener and lush.
The amount of nitrogen content in urea reaches 46 percent or every 100 kilograms of urea fertilizer contains 46 kilograms of nitrogen. Therefore avoid putting urea in the sun or near water.
4. NPK
 Photo: iStockphoto / JoejoesangIllustration. Manure is a type of fertilizer that is suitable for ornamental plants to maximize growth and accelerate flowering.- – |
NPK fertilizer is a fertilizer that contains three main macro elements, namely Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K).
The physical forms of NPK fertilizers on the market are very diverse, such as pellets, briquettes, crystals, powders, and even liquids with different compositions.
In general, NPK fertilizer helps plant growth and accelerates flowering in flowering ornamental plants.
The nitrogen content helps plants to be fresher and greener, then phosphorus promotes root growth, tissue, flower formation, and plant resistance to disease.
While the potassium content helps plants absorb water and nutrients in the soil. Potassium also helps plants distribute assimilation products throughout the plant tissue.
That is the type of fertilizer that is suitable for ornamental plants that you can adjust to the needs and conditions of each plant
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