I still supply nitrogen to flowering plants just much less than during their vegetative growth stage. I mix fish emulsion with kelp meal and let sit 24hrs and apply every 4 weeks. I also dissolve a granular 2-7-4 fertilizer in water and bi-weekly feed alternating fertilizers. The granular fert isn't 100% soluble but it seems to work!

Thank you for your help. Do you have any suggestions other than fish emulsion? I used fish emulsion shortly after transplanting in my pots and i noticed the soil was dug up two days later but the plants weren't harmed or eaten. I suspect it was a stray cat, as occasionally I've seen them in neighbor's yards. I assume they were after the fish. I haven't applied it in a month and haven't had any problems since. Thank you

skip the beneficial bacteria. The state of Oregon just started cracking down on those because almost every single one they tested didn't have the live beneficials claimed.

That high P fertilizer is jist a way to pollute P.

I find that a water soluble 30-10-30 works great for pretty much everything.

Thank you Nil13, do you have a particular brand fertilizer you trust?

Sprinkle a healthy amount of a slow-release fertilizer, such as Osmocote as a base.

I then fertilize weekly with Foliage Pro 9-3-6, which offers all the essential nutrients in one formulation.

Josh

I use Neptune's Harvest fish fertilizer...I think that's the name... I always dilute it...never add 'straight' to the soil... I add the fertilizer to my watering maybe once per week...

I use a fert from a local company for my water soluble. It's formulated for our water so I'm afraid I can't help you on that so much.

Is Foliage Pro 9-3-6 intended for the leaves and soil? Is it best to use when plants are first flowering?

@greenman28

is this the foliage pro product you're referring to?

https://www.amazon.com/Dyna-Gro-DYFOL032-Dyna-GroFoliage-Pro-Ounce/dp/B004A27DJA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

What do you mean, intended for the leaves and soil?

Nil13, it was my understanding that fertilizer was intended to be applied to the soil around the base of a plant. With the name foliage, it sounded to me as if it might be intended for direct spraying on leaves. As I've never used fertilizer I was hoping for some direction

Just forget you ever heard of foliar feeding. The science shows the nutrients don't translocate well.

With that out of the way, Foliage Pro is just regular water soluble fertilizer that you use just like you water your plant normally, around the base of the plant.

Thank you