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title: "Second question of the day: Fertilizing during winter/dormant months.…"
description: "Second question of the day: Fertilizing during winter/dormant months. My daughter never uses fertilizer during the winter, allowing the plant to hibernate. I…"
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author: "Roundshouse Plants"
published: "2023-10-09T17:59:18.145Z"
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# Second question of the day: Fertilizing during winter/dormant months.…

_Posted by Roundshouse Plants on 2023-10-09_

Second question of the day:  
Fertilizing during winter/dormant months. My daughter never uses fertilizer during the winter, allowing the plant to hibernate. I fertilized last year but only every other time it popped up on my task list. What do you guys do?

## 4 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-10-09

I’ll fertilize anything that is actively growing.

Except for cactus and succulents. I typically fertilize once a year at the start of their growing season.

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-10-09

agreed. if any of my tropicals decide they want to keep growing throughout the winter i’ll give them an extra dose of fertilizer at a lower strength

### Danika commented on 2023-10-10

I continue to fertilize my indoor plants (under grow-lights), but not my outdoor plants.

### Anya commented on 2023-10-10

I fertilize everything with osmocote year round and stop fertilizing most cacti and succculents because I don’t give them grow lights (just a west window). Everything else I fertilize with liquid fertilizer too, but at 1/4 strength and a little less often.

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