Foliar Feeding Your Tropical House Plants With Seaweed

Today's topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is foliar feeding which is a fertilizing technique of applying
liquid fertilizer to the leaves of plants.

Along plant leaves are pores, called Stomata, through which
the fertilizer is absorbed and made immediately available to
the plant. These Stomata are located on both sides of the
leaves. It's therefore important to spray both sides of the leaves
when foliar feeding.

Foliar feeding benefits plants tremendously, especially container
grown plants because of root growth filling the container with
roots quickly.

The roots are not able to absorb enough nutrients anymore
and the plants may develop nutrient deficiencies.

But the principle of foliar feeding applies to all your plants,
including tropical house plants, flowers, and vegetables resulting in
lush foliage, vibrant colored flowers, and an increase in vegetable crop.

Adding a surfactant, like Coco Wet, prevents the fertilizer
solution from running off the leaves.

Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended dosage of fertilizer
listed on the bottle or container.

More gardeners, including myself, add sea-based nutrients
to their fertilizer solution as they contain many of the
fifty trace nutrients. As the plant and the roots grow,
the need for trace elements increases. The soil itself is
unable to provide all these element anymore.

For years I've tested different seaweed brand names.
Finally, I've found one which produces phenomenal results.
This seaweed not only provides your plants with essential
nutrients, but also enhances the effect of the liquid fertilizer
you add to it.

This special strand of seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
available as Sea Magic from several internet stores.

Ascophyllum nodosum grows naturally in the cold waters
of the Atlantic Ocean. After being harvested, it is quickly dried
through a special process to keep its natural qualities intact.

To use properly, dissolve the content of the package of seaweed
in a 2-liter bottle and keep this concentrate in your refrigerator.

Each time you foliar feed, add 2 - 3 tablespoons of the concentrate,
per 32oz. spray bottle, to your spray mix.

Now add your liquid fertilizer plus the surfactant and you're ready
to foliar feed your plants.

Every couple of months add 1/4 cup of the seaweed
concentrate (which you already mixed), per 3-gallon
watering can, when watering your plants.

This powerhouse nutrient, Ascophyllum nodosum, is
also very cost efficient.

Once you use it and see its effect on your plants,
you'll never garden without it.

Next topic of 'Successful Guide To Growing Tropical Plants'
is Organic Disease Control.

Next, for your FREE Tropical Plant Guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful tips how to grow tropical plants in any climate, visit Tropical House Plants.

Bob Walsh
www.bestindoortropicalhawaiianhouseplants.com