based on guesswork.
Can Too Much Fertilizer Be Harmful?
Yes.
Adding nutrients that aren’t needed can create new problems rather than solving the original one. Excess phosphorus, for example, can interfere with beneficial soil relationships and contribute to environmental problems when it reaches waterways.
The goal isn’t to give plants as much fertilizer as possible—it’s to provide the nutrients they actually need.
The Bottom Line
Bone meal can be a useful slow-release phosphorus fertilizer, especially when a soil test indicates that phosphorus is
