Fertillzation: Materials and Methods
The forest nurseryman, like the farmer, is faced with a bewildering array of choices among fertilizers today. Not only does he have to decide what and how much to apply in the way of N, P, K, etc., but he has to choose among several physical states of the material (solid or liquid and even sometimes gaseous), among materials of varying solubility and particle size, and from several possibilities in timing and mode of application. Add to this dilemma the sometimes overstated claims for superiority of certain "special-purpose" fertilizers, stir in a few cases of disastrous results following ill-advised changes in fertilizer practice and you may come up with a confused and skeptical nurseryman who would prefer, thank you, to stay with the status quo. This is not an altogether unhealthy attitude. Changes in fertilizer practices in nurseries should come slowly after small-scale tests, in the nursery of question has proven that the theory upon which the recommendation for change is made does work out on the site and tree species of concern.
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Author(s): George W. Bengtson
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1968
Event:
Southeastern Nurserymen's Conference Proceedings
1968 - Stone Mountain, GA
Section: Nursery Soil Management
