How to Give Plants Iron
Buy a chelated iron spray or make your own solution.. Do this treatment during the spring or summer so it will be effective.. Choose an evening or cool day so you don't burn the leaves.
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Buy a chelated iron spray or make your own solution.
Buy a chelated iron spray or make your own solution.
Do this treatment during the spring or summer so it will be effective.
Do this treatment during the spring or summer so it will be effective.
Choose an evening or cool day so you don't burn the leaves.
Choose an evening or cool day so you don't burn the leaves.
Coat the leaves of the plant generously with the mixture.
Coat the leaves of the plant generously with the mixture.
Repeat the treatment in a week or two if you need it.
Repeat the treatment in a week or two if you need it.
Purchase powdered or granular chelated iron.
Purchase powdered or granular chelated iron.
Apply the treatment in the fall or the spring.
Apply the treatment in the fall or the spring.
Sprinkle the iron around the roots of the plants, then water them.
Sprinkle the iron around the roots of the plants, then water them.
Repeat the treatment once a year or as needed.
Repeat the treatment once a year or as needed.
Mix equal parts elemental sulfur and ferrous (iron) sulfate.
Mix equal parts elemental sulfur and ferrous (iron) sulfate.
Dig a trench around the plant's base if you're treating a shrub.
Dig a trench around the plant's base if you're treating a shrub.
Dig holes along the crown line if you're treating a tree.
Dig holes along the crown line if you're treating a tree.
Fill the holes or trench with the ferrous sulfate mixture.
Fill the holes or trench with the ferrous sulfate mixture.
Top the holes or trench with the remaining dirt.
Top the holes or trench with the remaining dirt.
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