Mineral fertilizers

Mineral fertilizers are inorganic substances that contain nutrients necessary for plant growth and vital functions.
Depending on the nutrients they contain, fertilizers can be simple or complex.  Simple fertilizers contain a single component. These include phosphate, nitrogen and potash fertilizers.

► Mineral nitrogen fertilizers promote the development of the ground part of plants – leaves, crowns, and fruits. Nitrogen fertilizers can be used throughout the year.
► Mineral phosphorus fertilizers help to increase the flowering of plants, so fertilizing with this type of mineral fertilizer is mandatory in the spring.
► Mineral potash fertilizers ensure high crop yields and fertility, and make lawns resistant to various microorganisms and diseases.
► Complex mineral fertilizers consist of two or more components in a certain ratio and contain macro- (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium) and microelements (iron, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, copper, boron) necessary for plants in a form that is accessible to them.

Mineral fertilizers differ not only in composition. They are also classified by the form of release:

liquid – diluted with water and used when planting and transplanting indoor plants to feed flowerpots;
powder – contains the maximum concentration of minerals, diluted with water in a certain ratio according to the instructions and used to feed plants in the garden and vegetable garden;
solid – inorganic fertilizer in the form of tablets, candles, pencils, sticks, which is attached to a planter or support for climbing plants and with each watering the fertilizer will gradually dissolve, feeding the seedling;
granules – are poured into the soil when sowing lawn grass or planting plants, then as moisture enters the soil, the fertilizers dissolve, saturating the soil and plant roots with useful substances;
Mineral fertilizers are inorganic substances (i.e. chemically produced in a factory) that are necessary for the soil to replenish its nutrient reserves.