fertigate
verb
to fertilize and irrigate at the same time, by adding fertilizers to the water supply
fertigation
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a word derived from
fertigate.
Example Sentences
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Through a process known as "fertigation" -- dripping precise quantities of water and nutrients at the base of individual plants -- crops can be grown in almost any soil, even with brackish water.
From Time Magazine Archive
If increasingly larger amounts of fertigation can be provided every two to three weeks, the lush Brussels sprouts plants can become 4 feet in diameter and 4 feet tall by October and yield enormously.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon
Those with thinner soil who are going to depend more on fertigation may plant closer, how close depending on the amount of water available.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon
Irrigation: Especially on determinate varieties, periodic fertigation will greatly increase yield and size of fruit.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon
I prefer kale to not get very stunted, if only for aesthetics: on my soil, one vanity fertigation about mid-July keeps this row looking impressive all summer.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon
