Growing Premium or Basic?
Basic blends don’t have what it takes
A “basic blend” is typically a simple NPK fertilizer, providing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and little or nothing else. They often lack or contain insufficient concentrations of secondary macronutrients and micronutrients, or they are present but in imbalanced ratios. Nor do they usually contain beneficial plant nutrients (i.e., those that aren’t essential, but still provide plant benefits), let alone helpful organic compounds. And, even when a basic blend contains ingredients that go beyond the …
