Until now I’ve been using Miracle Gro (the multi-purpose formulation) to fertilize my garden. It works fine, but I ran out 
So I went to the store today, and started looking at the fertilizer options that they had.
I’ve learned that fertilizers mainly contain three nutrients necessary for plants’ growth: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (for leafiness, floweryness, and rootyness & vigor, respectively). The package will give a ratio that tells how much of each three (in ratio) are present in that particular formulation.
Because I have only fruit-bearing plants left (the lettuces have bolted and are basically done), I want to promote the flowering/fruiting part of the growing. So I decided on a 9-12-12 fertilizer made by Pennington:
The instructions on the back were kind of minimal, so I interpreted them as best as I could– I sprinkled about 1 Tbsp of those granules around each pot, then watered them all thoroughly. The package said give each plant 2-3 Tbsp every 3-4 weeks, but I thought I’d start out slowly, since the plants are in pots–the drainage might be different, and I don’t want to burn the plants’ roots. I’m going to have to be good about watering those plants every day!
