I think Fertilizer choice heavily depends on what kind of soil you have...

Parts of the panhandle are extremely sandy that run neutral to base PH -- lots of calcium/limestone/shell rock in the soil... Others are quite Clay-ey with calcium poor acidic red clay kinda like Georgia... You can also get good black swamp mud... and salty beach sand...

There are also some minor elements that are apparently pretty important to proper bloom development and fruit set... I read some articles about Zinc, Calcium, and Magnesium being important for stone fruit trees... but Soil PH has a lot to do with availability too.

I think the dumb answer is to go get a soil analysis done by the UF extension office...

Though you didn't ask about it.. Chill hours come to mind as a reason the tree just didn't seem to do anything over the last few seasons...

Chill hours -- Winter 2008-2009 was pretty warm... but this last winter 2009-2010 was pretty cold. There is a possibility that you moved 2-3 zones south going from Ga to the Panhandle and have 1/2 the chill hours you had previously... If they bloom out this spring -- you may have an answer.

Thanks

John

You might better get your soil tested and the soil test will tell you what fertilizer to use and when to feed your trees.

Thanks guys for the info.

John, I love the way you thank folks for the privilege of providing them with great info. free of charge. I could learn something from you.

Best, Alan H.