Any farmers here?

[glen]

Which one makes the plant produce flowers?

 

[leftyman]

I think fertilizer causes plant growth, not flowering in plants. Water/sunlight causes flowering.

 

[FoBoT]

http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/ht/fertilizerlabel.htm

you want more Phosphorous, the second number

The middle number refers to the concentration of phosphorous. Phosphorous contributes to many fundamental plant processes such as rooting and setting flower buds. A 5-10-5 fertilizer would contain 10% phosphorous by weight or .1 pounds of phosphorous.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/ht/fertilizerlabel.htm

you want more Phosphorous, the second number

:thumbsup:

 

[Mxylplyx]

Nitrogen = foliage and growth, prior to flowering.
Phosphorus = flowering.

The plant produces flowers when it is ready, according to season. You can not force it by fertilizing, and can stress the plant by attempting to do so. Generally, you provide high nitrogen during the vegetative stage of growth, and switch over to high phosphorus when the plant starts producing buds, err I mean flowers.

 

[gsellis]

potash = roots

 

[jupiter57]

Hah!
This thread reminds me: The first year I raised tobacco, I had about 20 gallons of liquid fertilizer left over.
So, I used it around the house, put some on my apple tree and used liberal amounts on the garden.
Well, the apples were not the best that year, but man did the leaves & limbs grow!
Same for the garden, leaves & branches galore, but little fruit & veggies.

See, tobacco is a leaf crop, so the fertilizer was extremely high in Nitrogen, with some Potash and >5% Phosphorus!