NPK 1-1-2. 800 PPM-N twice a month

that is almost "nothing".
4-4-8 at 800ppm eq 0.8 mL / L with EVERY water gift is adequate for potted hippeastrums.

Do you water from below?!

OR - perhaps a misunderstanding?

Should we be understanding your message like:

"1-1-2 everytime, and, additionally, 800 ppm-N twice a month"
(?)

Hans-Werner

Hi Hans-Werner
I also have a farm.So I use aggri. fertilisers.
For Amaryllis I use NITROPHOS, NPK 22-20-0 and micronutrients as impurities.With equal quantity of POTASSIUM SULPHATE NPK 0-0-50
100 gms of this mixture has NPK 11=10=25 grams each.(quantitative ratio) or simple ratio of 1-1-2.
A solution of 800 PPM (N) means 800 gms of N,730 gms of (P) and 1800 gms of (K) in one million cc of solution.
I use this solution to feed my poted plants twice a month.

My plants in garden beds get 80 grams (N)of mixture per 100 sq. feet thrice a year (which means 80 gms (N),73 gms (P) and 180 grams of (K)per 100 sq.feet of bed thrice a year). I hope it is clear know.
The bulbs in pot.

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ARIF

The interesting thing is that I am not fertilizing at all in my flower bed and my bulbs are growing to monsters. Maybe it is because the soil is new... I consciously avoided using fertilizers for this first year, and I see that I might have not made a bad decision.

Soultan - I believe that the fresh soil has nutrients in it already, and you won't have to fertilize for a while... however, I don't know how long the fresh soil will feed your bulbs for, or when you might need to supplement with a fertilizer. Probably the best thing you could do is add very well composted cow manure to the soil, and work it in around your bulbs, when the time comes to add food, that is.

I think, I will uproot my bulbs soon, let the bed sit out there for winter, then when I plant my bulbs out again, I will start fertilizing then. I don't know how yet, but I will figure out a way. There is a drip irrigation system, and I cannot put the fertilized water in it, so I will have to do it manually. And I don't like to spray on the amarylli's leaves, so I will probably just pour it around them once a week or so.

You could do that... or you use a time-release fertilizer, like Osmocote... or... after you dig up your bulbs, you could add some well-composted manure and let it sit over winter... then, when you re-plant your bulbs, the food will be there for them.

I've read that the very best fertilizer to use is well-composted cow manure... it's not always practical for container grown plants, but it is the best food for plants.

For that, I would have to completely remove the irrigation system from the surface and set up everything again, and I am not sure I want to do that. So I will just use some liquid fertilizers, or sticks, or whatever. Maybe put something in the hole when I plant my bulbs out...

The liquid would probably be the most practical...

Agreed.

Hi,

I got Amaryllis minerva from walmart, which is of 26-28 size may be less. I have seen bigger bulbs 36-38 in the nurseries. they are expensive. I want to check, how long does it take to become big size bulb(36-38), if we give them the proper care. or its better to buy a bigger bulb?

Thanks

Fresh soil or new potting soil lasts about 3 months for feeding. After that, it is time to start feeding again with some form of food.

Bunti,
your 26-28 sized bulb is flowering size, so don't worry about that. If you want to grow it bigger, you can plant it out or plant it in a larger container and feed it regularly when you water it. A healthy bulb that has the tendency to grow into Jumbo puts on a few cms every year, so I assume that from 26-28, you would need one or two, maybe three years to reach mother bulb size, that is about 44+.

what should i feed to the bulbs. I have seen in the starting of the thread sombody mentioning that "For Amaryllis I use NITROPHOS, NPK 22-20-0 and micronutrients as impurities.With equal quantity of POTASSIUM SULPHATE NPK 0-0-50 100 gms of this mixture has NPK 11=10=25 grams each.(quantitative ratio) or simple ratio of 1-1-2.
A solution of 800 PPM (N) means 800 gms of N,730 gms of (P) and 1800 gms of (K) in one million cc of solution".

I don't know where to get all these. Is there a feed i can buy in the stores or nurseries?

Now i have Minerva, Apple Bloosm, Piquote,Vera.I would like to buy the double flower amaryllis. Do you know any place where i can get them for less price.

Thanks,

Bunti, that is Picotee (or maybe Piquant).
Look for fertilizers with 1,5-1-2 ratio, and that should be good for your bulbs. But only feed them when they are already leafing out and finished flowering.
Try your local garden outlets for doubles. Otherwise you have John Scheepers or amaryllis.com that have doubles for reasonable prices.

Ratio is correct. the strength, about 800 part Nitrogen per Million.

WOW. ARIF! How are you, man. We were missing you like crazy!