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title: "I’m new here and new to plants. What type of fertilizer should I use?"
description: "I’m new here and new to plants. What type of fertilizer should I use?"
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author: "Kathy"
published: "2023-04-17T17:29:46.974Z"
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# I’m new here and new to plants. What type of fertilizer should I use?

_Posted by Kathy on 2023-04-17_

I’m new here and new to plants. What type of fertilizer should I use?

## 5 comments

### Brianna commented on 2023-04-18

I use Dyna-Grow Foliage-Pro liquid plant food 9-3-6. I follow directions for dilution in a large bowl \& run a bit of regular water through the pot before bottom watering with the fertilizer solution.

#### Kathy replied on 2023-04-18

Thanks. Bottom watering?

#### ollie replied on 2023-04-18

You put your pot in a bowl of water or just pour water in the catcher and the plant’s roots absorbs the water 😀.

#### Lisette replied on 2023-04-23

If you bottom water, I’d top water ever once in a while to drain any salt/minerals in the soil

### iambijoux commented on 2023-04-18

I use fish emulsion

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