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title: "Are any of these ready for fertilizer ?"
description: "Are any of these ready for fertilizer ?"
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author: "Katie"
published: "2025-04-23T19:13:10.044015Z"
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# Are any of these ready for fertilizer ?

_Posted by Katie on 2025-04-23_

Are any of these ready for fertilizer ?

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![Attachment 3 of 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/eyJXDLWW0EI5YtKJ8JalM7NExuf-bYL079pDxQ2pgDQ/uK-U--aSSVWHSDF8LFX9dQ.webp?size=large)

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## 4 comments

### Miranda commented on 2025-04-23

No, none of them are. I would wait until they are more mature before fertilizing

### Plant lover commented on 2025-04-23

No, I don’t think so.  
I would wait until the plant is nearly fully matured and has large leaves/etc. until fertilization.  
For example, this is the size of my plant I’m fertilizing (though you can do it earlier than a development stage like this):

#### Plant lover replied on 2025-04-23

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9mfCXDxkAC790B-bQEahuuG2d3lJHk7o9VYsmhQtuyw/CwvPshocSTGPjM1zJgrHZg.webp?size=large)

### Mekare commented on 2025-04-24

Those are their seed leaves (cotyledons). Soon they'll get their true leaves. When they have 3 to 5 sets of true leaves you can start fertilizing at half strength.

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