When it comes to fertilizing annuals and perennials in your garden, these two kinds of plants can be treated differently. First, divide your plants into groups of annuals and perennials. They can be physically divided, or divided in your mind. Annuals and perennials have different nutritional needs.

Annuals prefer a water soluble fertilizer that is high in phosphorus (the middle number) for their blooms, such as 15-30-15. This is the perfect fertilizer (click here). The water soluble fertilizer gets nutrients to them fast.

For perennials I prefer a granular fertilizer, roughly 10-10-10. This is a good long lasting fertilizer (click here). You can put the granular fertilizer around the base of the plant and it will release into the soil.

For both annuals and perennials, fertilize every 2-3 weeks during the growing season, and every month at other times of the year. This is a great fertilizer for everything (click here), including diseases. This is another good fertilizer (click here).