Two Minutes in the Garden

Plant Nutrients (Part 2): What Do NPK Labels Mean?

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Most countries use a confusing and outdated NPK labelling system for fertilizer packages. What do the numbers mean? Depending on where you live, it's probably not what you think. And why is a "balanced fertilizer" not so balanced after all?

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