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Understanding the Fertilizer Label
— Soil Fertility Note 8 —
A Homeowner’s Guide to Fertilizer
NCDA&CS Agronomic Division Web site: www.ncagr.gov/agronomi Phone: 919-733-2655
Serving North Carolina growers since 1940
April 2009
Figure 1. A typical label on a fertilizer bag.
Calculating Nutrient Content
Selecting a Fertilizer Grade
Questions or comments should be directed to the Soil Testing Section of the NCDA&CS Agronomic Division.
Information on soil testing, nematode assay, and plant/waste/solution analyses
is also available from the Division.
Spreading Fertilizer
Figure 2. Fertilizer and lime spread
pattern.
