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fertigate

British  
/ ˈfɜːtɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. to fertilize and irrigate at the same time, by adding fertilizers to the water supply

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of fertigate

C20: from fertilize + irrigate


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Most of our region's gardens can yield abundantly without any rain at all if only we reduce competition for available soil moisture, judiciously fertigate some vegetable species, and practice a few other water-wise tricks.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

Exactly how and when to fertigate each species is explained in Chapter 5.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

Do not bother to fertigate untrellised pole beans grown for dry seed.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

Irrigation: It is not essential to heavily fertigate Purple Sprouting, though you may G-R-O-W enormous plants for their beauty.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

I give this row a little extra width because pea vines run, and I fertigate my Solanaceae, preferring sprawly tomato varieties that may cover an 8-foot-diameter circle.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

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