**A Guide to Plant Fertilizing**Fertilizing your plants is one of the most important parts of gardening or horticulture which can improve flowers, plant growth, plant health and ultimately make your gardening experience more pleasurable. Whether you care for a vegetable garden, flower bed, or other indoor plants, knowing how to fertilize will in turn help your plants thrive. Here is a guide for how to fertilize.1. Understand your plant’s fertilization needsPlants have different fertilization requirements so before you apply fertilizer; you want to know your plants’ needs. When considering fertilization, keep in mind the following ideas to better inform your fertilization needs:- Type of plant: which vegetable, flower, houseplant, or garden vegetable you are fertilizing all have different fertilization requirements.- Plant type and state-of-life: seeds, seedlings, matured plants, and flowering plants will require different types or amounts of fertilizer.- Quality of your soil: once you have conducted a soil test on nutrients and pH, you can determine your soil fertility and need for additional fertilizers..2. Choose the right fertilizerThe two most common types of fertilizers are organic and synthetic.- Organic fertilizers: Organic fertilizers are based upon natural materials such as compost, manure, and bone meal. Organic fertilizers improve soil health and also release nutrients at a steady, slow pace rather than all at once.- Synthetic Fertilizers – Synhetic fertilizers are manufactured products which often release nutrients all at once. Synthetic fertilizers are often labeled with a specific ratio of N-P-K; Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium, or 0-0-0.