I agree with Ray. It is important to observe one's plants and their reactions. Nutritional needs vary plant by plant and environment by environment. The water you are using for your plants as well as your medium will affect what nutrients you must add. Temperature and light have a role, as does stress. The adaptions of the species to survive in their native environment will affect what nutrition is needed. And, like people, plants can be individuals. Some plants grow faster than others due to their genetics and some grow slower. This affects what nutrients are needed. HOW you water will affect what nutrients are needed, too. If your pots get flushed very well by pouring rain or a hose every day, you may need to fertilize more often and keep in mind the nutrients that are more likely to be flushed from the pot and the ones less likely to be flushed.
This is why we all have so many different opinions on what works as a fertilizer.
I actually grow a few plants that have very sensitive roots and cannot tolerate the inorganic fertilizers...even slow release ones. I need to use a light dose of organic fertilizer for these. Then there are the CP's that catch their own nutrients. They make life easy.
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