fertilising
Adding plant nutrients
Fertilising is the British spelling of fertilizing, the present participle of fertilise.
It covers two related processes: enriching soil with nutrients to promote plant growth fertilising the garden before spring planting, and the biological process by which sperm unites with an egg to begin reproduction the moment of fertilising the ovum.
Both senses involve adding something essential to enable growth or creation.
Decayed organic fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
potassium · humus · amendments · mulch · bone-meal · vermicompost · guano · biochar
Alternating field plantings yearly
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- harvestingGathering mature crops
plowing · cultivation · agronomy · yield · sowing · broadcasting · fallow · intercropping
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
maturation · development · vigour · greening · budding · flowering · ripening · vegetation
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- flower-bedsCultivated planting areas
- slow-releaseDispensing payload over time
- granularMade of tiny particles
- pelletedFormed into compact balls
composting · perennials · annuals · seedlings · transplanting
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
phosphorus · potassium · humus · amendments · mulch · bone-meal · vermicompost · guano · biochar · peat
crop rotation
Alternating field plantings yearly
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- seedingPlanting or ranking
harvesting · plowing · cultivation · agronomy · yield · sowing · broadcasting · fallow · intercropping · tractor
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- flourishingProspering vigorously
thriving · maturation · development · vigour · greening · budding · flowering · ripening · vegetation · lushness
houseplants
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- flower-bedsCultivated planting areas
- slow-releaseDispensing payload over time
- granularMade of tiny particles
pelleted · composting · perennials · annuals · seedlings · transplanting
fertilisingdepleting
Progressively using up
exhausting · impoverishing · stripping · draining · degrading
fertilisingsterilising
Eliminating all microorganisms
neutering · spaying · castrating · contraception · aborting
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