fertilizer thing.

16 years ago

i got my plants few weeks ago. i put some fertilizer beads on top when i repotted the plants, but didn't do any fertilizer since i figure that it will go dormant sometime soon. but with weather being still above 80-85 degree here, the plants are getting new leaves.

do i skip fertilizer till coming spring? or should i help the plants a little?

these are about 12" very young plants.

pete

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
16 years ago
Where you live has an impact on advice. You might consider adding your USDA zone and/or a large city near you to your user info. Are the 'beads' you're referring to a CRF, like Osmocote? If so, it's unlikely they will need additional supplementation, but even that comment needs to be tempered by considering how much you applied .....

Al
bullet08
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16 years ago
al,

i live in durham/raleigh area of north carolina. in the middle of that they call RTP area. the USDA zone is 7. i put a tablespoon of osmocote stuff on 12" pot.

pete
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
16 years ago
That's about right, as far as the amount. Release rates of Osmocote are almost entirely temperature driven, with little product making its way into cool soils. I would watch leaf color in the spring & apply next when you first start to suspect leaves aren't as green as you think they should be.

Al