Nutrient requirements of common vegetables Vegetable Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Potassium (K) H M L H M L H M L Asparagus Beans Beets x x x x x x x x x Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage x x x x x x x x x Carrots Cauliflower Celery x x x x x x x x x Corn Cucumbers Eggplant x x x x x x x x x Horseradish Kale Lettuce x x x x x x x x x Onions Parsnips Peas x x x x x x x x x Peppers Potatoes Pumpkins x x x x x x x x x Radishes Rutabaga Squashes x x x x x x x x x Swiss Chard Tomatoes Turnips x x x x x x x x x Nutrient Use Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Potassium (K) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) 1.5kg + per 100m sq 0.5-1.5kg per 100m sq Less than 0.5kg per 100 m sq 0.4kg + per 100m sq 0.2-0.4kg per 100m sq Less than 0.2kg per 100 m sq 2.0kg + per 100m sq 1.0-2.0kg per 100m sq Less than 1.0kg per 100 m sq
Frank
That’s the type of graph I’ve been looking for a long time. But I need to say this:
For some parts of the graph, it’s really confusing to know where the Xs are supposed to be meaning for each vegetable.
Charlie Rhyne
The x’s refer to the columns for high-medium-low, but the X’s are placed poorly in the lower chart.
Fred Leeth
I agree… Thank you for visiting our domain.
David Gosselin
What are these X’s supposed to mean? What % of N, what % of Pho, what % Pot Is optimal for each veg. is req’d? How about some simple language.
Julia
The formatting is stuffed. Impossible to read table, sadly.
Frederick Leeth
Updated the table. Doing tables in WP is challenging for me.