Feeds & Fertilisers

Choosing the Right Plant Feed for Your Garden

Start by considering what your plants need most. General-purpose outdoor plant food suits borders, containers and raised beds, offering balanced nutrition throughout the season. If planting new trees, shrubs or hedging, mycorrhizal fungi gives young root systems a quick and reliable boost. For evergreen structure such as box hedging, a dedicated buxus feed maintains strong colour and compact form.
Some plants benefit from specialist support. Acers respond well to acer feed, which encourages steady growth and helps maintain leaf colour. Roses, fruit and flowering shrubs thrive with regular applications of a balanced plant fertiliser, especially through the active growing months. Bulbs appreciate organic options like fish blood and bone at planting, giving them energy for flowering the following year.
Each product is designed to be easy to apply, whether sprinkled, mixed into compost or watered on. A quick check of instructions ensures your feed works cleanly and efficiently with no fuss.

When and How to Apply Fertilisers

Most feeds work best during the active growing season from spring through late summer. Slow-release fertiliser granules can be added to the soil in early spring, delivering a steady supply of nutrients over several months. Liquid plant feed provides quick results, especially for container plants that rely entirely on you for nutrition. Applying feed after watering or rainfall helps distribute nutrients evenly through the soil.
When planting new trees, shrubs or hedging, adding rootgrow directly to the planting hole ensures the mycorrhizal fungi make immediate contact with young roots. For perennials, shrubs and roses, a spring dressing of fish blood and bone followed by a mid-season boost from a balanced plant fertiliser keeps growth strong and flowering reliable. Always follow the usage rates on the pack to avoid overfeeding.

Boosting Plant Health with Mycorrhizal Fungi

Mycorrhizal fungi occurs naturally in healthy soils, and adding them at planting strengthens roots from the outset. Rootgrow forms a fine network around the plant’s own root system, dramatically increasing its ability to absorb water and nutrients. This partnership supports faster establishment, improved drought tolerance and better long-term health, especially in new borders, hedging rows and container plantings.
Using mycorrhizal fungi means plants settle in quickly with less stress, giving you stronger shrubs, healthier perennials and more resilient trees. It works with almost all garden plants and is a simple step that can make a noticeable difference to long-term performance.

Ordering Feeds and Fertilisers Online

Buying plant fertiliser from YouGarden makes it easy to find the right products for every area of your garden. Our range includes trusted favourites such as organic fish blood and bone, specialist feeds for acers and box, and quick-acting outdoor plant food for borders and pots. Each pack arrives ready to use with clear directions, allowing you to feed with confidence from the moment it arrives.
Whether you are nourishing young shrubs, boosting flower production, supporting vegetable beds or helping new plantings get established, the right feed can transform growth and help your garden reach its full potential.