If I don't fertilize my plant at all, will it still grow?

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Yuck

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I've had a plant for about a month and a half now. It's fairly decent.

So far, I haven't used any fertilizer, just miracle gro soil. The plant is very healthy, so I'm worried about using fertilizer because of plant burn.

I've heard that lack of nutrients causes yellowing, so I was planning on waiting for signs of that before adding fertilizer.

If I don't add fertilizer ever, will the plant still grow? Is it important at all?
 
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grower123

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The Miracle Gro soil has some fertilizer in it which is probably why you're plants are still doing ok. I have two plants about the same age as yours and also using MG soil. One is fine and the other is having deficiencies. You will probably get deficiencies in your plant eventually and they'll start to turn yellow and if you don't add anything then they'll die. Don't be worried about adding too much just start out with a really small amount and slowly work your way up.
 
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ORECAL

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grower123 said:
The Miracle Gro soil has some fertilizer in it which is probably why you're plants are still doing ok. I have two plants about the same age as yours and also using MG soil. One is fine and the other is having deficiencies. You will probably get deficiencies in your plant eventually and they'll start to turn yellow and if you don't add anything then they'll die. Don't be worried about adding too much just start out with a really small amount and slowly work your way up.
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yep...........

just wait until you start to see signs of deficiency, then start adding nutes. that way you avoid burning them. just don't let the deficiencies get too bad before you start feeding it. at the first sign of yellowing, start feeding it.
 
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