Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

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How many bags of fertilizer do you need?

If you have had a soil test done you can just put the numbers from the soil test results in here. Otherwise if you are in the Houston area we will assume you need 1 pound N per 1,000 sqft of garden and lawn every 4 to 6 weeks.

When you purchase fertilizer, find one for flowers, lawns, vegetables or what ever you are fertilizing and match the nitrogen number to your garden size.

Size of lawn and gardens ( sqft )
Weight of fertilizer bag ( pounds )
Nitrogen number on bag ( N-P-K just the first number )
Recommended amount of Nitrogen ( 1 pound/1,000 sqft assumed if left blank )