^ I like this idea. First off, a little fertilizer is better than none at all. But too much fertilizer is not a good thing, and can possibly make the medium uncomfortable for the plant.
Nature gives fertilizer in haphazard ways, so I try not to be "regular" with it. I've got two types, one to promote growth and one to enhance blooming.
I use a little more fertilizer than normal with a plant that is trying to recover from an issue, like rotted roots. However, it's important to periodically take a break and flush with plain water. This helps prevent an unbalanced pH in the soil. When a plant is showing active growth, I give it growth fertilizer, and when it's start to bloom I switch to the bloom fertilizer. If I have a healthy plant that has finished blooming and doesn't show signs of creating new leaves or roots, I back off on the fertilizer. As soon as I see signs of new growth or about a month has passed since blooming, I add fertilizer.
But again, I go under the recommended dosage because I don't want to pollute the medium. So far this seems to be working. Two phals that I botched with over watering are starting to recover nicely, and the two others that are healthy seem to be showing more aggressive growth since I started fertilizing.
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