Nutrition of container-grown hardy nursery stock

This factsheet provides an overview of nutrient management in container-grown hardy nursery stock crops including a summary of the nutrient functions within plants. It focuses on nutrient delivery and the types of fertiliser available including:

• Base fertilisers
• Controlled release fertilisers
• Slow release fertilisers
• Fertilisers suitable for top dressing
• Water soluble fertilisers
• Foliar fertlisers

Factors affecting nutrient availability and techniques for monitoring crop nutrition are also summarised.

The information was updated in 2019.