Regardless of whether you have a large yard, garden, or orchard it is going to need fertilizer from time to time. It is important to understand there are different ways to accomplish this. Some people use manure and spread it over the area they want to be fertilized. Others will use some type of prepared mixture to spread across the area. When you are considering fertilizers and how to apply them, you need to look at subsurface injection fertilizer systems. Here is a bit about them to get you started.

The System

If you are going to use this type of fertilizing, you will need to contact a professional to set the system up. Tubes will be installed under the ground roughly at the root level of everything planted in the area. These tubes will carry water and nutrients to the roots directly. When not fertilizing, you can use the system for irrigation. If the area is planted with things that have different nutrient requirements you can have stems from the tubes peak out from the ground. These will be used to inject the correct nutrients. 

Benefits

Being able to apply fertilizer with the correct nutrients directly to the root area of the plants works much faster than anything you apply on the surface. This can be especially important when the plant is looking frail and unhealthy. In addition, you will not be letting products go to waste as they leech into the soil. You will also be able to make adjustments as needed because you will see how the plants are responding and won't have to worry about any of the initial fertilizer remaining in the soil to affect the plants. Finally, you won't cause any damage to the portion of the plants above the ground from them coming into contact with the fertilizer.

Disadvantages

It is not recommended that you use this system yourself unless you have extensive training in fertilizing. Because the nutrients are going right into the root area of the plants it is easy to use too much or to damage the roots. Having to have a professional come to do the fertilizing can be costly. However, if you have a large area or are a commercial grower it will be well worth it. 

When you want to get the most out of your plants, they need to be properly fertilized. Subsurface injection fertilizer systems from companies like Spike Wheel offer an accurate way to make sure everything you grow receives adequate nutrition. 

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