How to Use fertilizer in a Sentence

fertilizer

noun

• They use chemical fertilizers on their lawn.
• We only use organic fertilizer in our gardens.
• And many farmers are using less fertilizer in their fields.
  — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
• And the falling price of energy has helped bring down the cost of fertilizer.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
• Give them a balanced fertilizer and water them every five to seven days.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• In either case, the per-acre fertilizer price increases were more than offset.
  — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
• Workers physically lug heavy bags of soil and fertilizer, and in some places, must carry buckets of water to plants on steep slopes.
  — Paige St. John and Marisa Gerber, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
• The primary causes of pale to white leaves in ferns is either a misapplication of fertilizer, or low light.
  — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
• Before the war, Russia was the biggest exporter of fertilizer.
  — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
• Mixing a slow-release fertilizer into the soil mix definitely helps to encourage the healthy growth of the plant.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
• The Russians are also big producers and traders of nitrogen, another type of fertilizer, which has been doubly hit.
  — Chip Cummins, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2023
• Applying fertilizer to hydrangeas in late summer can produce tender new growth that is susceptible to winter injury.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
• Farmers and ranchers try to reduce pollutants by being more efficient with food or fertilizer that contains nitrogen.
  — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
• For those who want to take them home, orchids, including some exotic varieties, will be available in the Garden Store along with soil and fertilizer.
  — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
• Industry has reduced use, sometimes simply by halting energy intensive production such as fertilizer or steel that was no longer profitable at high prices.
  — David McHugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
• Next, sprinkle fertilizer over all the bare soil, to the edges of the canopy.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• The plants need to be treated with fertilizer because the soil’s not right.
  — Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
• In the absence of a test, use a 12-6-6 fertilizer every six weeks.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
• Use the right type and amount of fertilizer for normal growth.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• The areas of the lawn that receive the proper amount of fertilizer will have a healthy, dark green color.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
• The cave was first accessed in 1831 by the owner of the surrounding lands, who was looking for bat guano to use as fertilizer, per the study.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
• To thrive, any plant needs light, water and fertilizer.
  — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• The grass will attempt to grow using the fertilizer but then will quickly wither and die due to lack of moisture.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
• What is the timing of fertilizer for azaleas, rhodies etc.?
  — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
• Russia invaded Ukraine just a month into the new year, creating shortages of wheat and fertilizer worldwide, and energy for Europe.
  — Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• The war caused a huge spike in prices for food, fuel and fertilizer, causing inflation in the euro area to rocket.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
• Russia was also the world’s top exporter of fertilizer before the war.
  — Karl Ritter, ajc, 12 Mar. 2023
• When the deal was inked, the UN agreed in parallel to improve access to Russian food and fertilizer exports.
  — Megan Durisin, Fortune, 17 July 2023
• Your plants are not going to look ugly for long as keeping them moist and applying fertilizer should help push out the new growths.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
• With plenty of water, fertilizer and feed, the beast kept growing.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024