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title: "Hey! I’ve been caring for my plants for about 2 years now and I’ve…"
description: "Hey! I’ve been caring for my plants for about 2 years now and I’ve never used any fertiliser or plant food. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations…"
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# Hey! I’ve been caring for my plants for about 2 years now and I’ve…

_Posted by Jess on 2024-08-07_

Hey! I’ve been caring for my plants for about 2 years now and I’ve never used any fertiliser or plant food. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations that are good for all plants? Thanks:)

## 13 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-08-07

the Grow Co organic liquid fertilizer for indoor plants smells really bad out of the bottle but has been great for all my leafy plants. I do recommend a different fertilizer for succulents, but Grow Co has a good one for that, too

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-08-07

can’t go wrong with fox farm formulas either — i use “big blooms” for my blooming plants

#### Jess replied on 2024-08-07

this is really helpful thank you!

### Geogaddi commented on 2024-08-07

I like fertilizer sticks that you change every couple months and I also use water soluble fertilizer as well in my semi-hydro plants . I use basic miracle grow products :)

#### Jess replied on 2024-08-07

I was originally thinking of something to add into the water but fertilizer sticks sound good so I’ll definitely look into those! thank you:)

### Hort Specialist commented on 2024-08-07

Fertilizers are awesome, now it depends on what you are looking to fertilize. Everyone will have their own preference but in certain circumstances depending on area will yield a better result by type of fertilizer. So are you indoor, outdoor.. perennial, shrub, houseplant, those would take into account of what would be more ideal for you. For overall example would be a combo granular like Osmocote Indoor \& Outdoor. If it’s mainly indoor probably a soluble solution is best. Which there’s a lot of options. If you can specify what you are looking to use it for I can guide you what type of fertilizer would be best for your application.

#### Jess replied on 2024-08-07

I only have indoor plants which consists of string of hearts, pothos, monstera, leopard lily, philodendron, dracaena and a syngonium. I just wanted something versatile that I could use for all or most of them:)

#### Hort Specialist replied on 2024-08-07

Overall: Dyna-Gro 7-9-5 Plant Food

#### Jess replied on 2024-08-07

Thank you!!:)

### Lisa commented on 2024-08-07

I only use Shultz, one kind for my houseplants and the other for my succulents/cacti. I’ve always had healthy plants from just using this every time I water. I bought Liquid Dirt but haven’t had to use it. Also, it’s inexpensive.

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#### Lisa replied on 2024-08-07

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#### Jess replied on 2024-08-07

Thanks for this! I’ll definitely have a look into it

### StringofMonsteras commented on 2024-08-08

I use Baby Bio!

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