Fertilizer applied in liquid form to the plants foliage in a fine spray.
1. On cotton, leaf consumption usually by caterpillars; 2. The feeding of nutrients, such as nitrogen-containing fertilizer, to the cotton plant via a liquid applied to the foliage.
This is the name given to a liquid feed which is sprayed onto the leaves of the crop. It has been found that the nutrients are actually absorbed by the leaves directly, so more of the feed is used, reducing loss caused by runoff when applying liquid fertiliser directly to the soil. It is often used for seaweed fertiliser, using a half-strength mixture.
The application of a dilute solution of fertiliser to a plant’s leaves; useful as an emergency treatment for correcting trace element deficiencies, and can also used for supplementary feeding, although liquid fertilisers applied to the soil are more widely used. The absorption of liquid fertiliser is greatest where the leaf cuticle is thin, often on the undersides of the leaves, or when they are young and expanding. Foliar feeding should not be carried out in bright sunlight, as the foliage could be scorched.
Fertilization of a plant through its leaves by use of a water-soluble fertilizer sprayed directly onto them.
The application of liquid fertilizer applied to the foliage of a plant.
using a mister or spray bottle to deliver fertilizer solution directly to the foliage
Applying liquid solutions of fertilizer to the leaves of plants, where they are quickly absorbed.
Light liquid fertilizer applications to plant foliage.
Misting plants with fertilizer solution which is absorbed by the foliage.
Foliar Feeding is a relatively new, slightly controversial technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertiliser directly to their leaves. In some cases, a dramatic example being tomatoes, this goes against long-standing strictures against ever allowing the leaves to get wet. While the conventional wisdom is "don't even spray your tomato plants, only water them by soaking the ground beneath", modern gardening techniques strongly recommend spraying the leaves of a tomato plant with fertiliser, as part of the normal fertilisation routine.