I use a full strength dose once a week.
For my citrus, I've been going a little higher than full strength even.

Josh

When plants are growing robustly, I've been using up to 1 tbsp/gal of water weekly with good results & no burn. In winter, as a maintenance dose, I use 15 drops per gallon of water every time I water.

Al

I have always used 1/4 strength at every watering with great results.

Since my accident, I have resorted to weekly at the dosage Al and Josh describe and I am still having great results.

I will doing Al's regimen come this winter.

Mike

Good question, because I often wonder about my 1/4tsp per gallon maintenance dose. But, I only need to water once a week for some plants, so maybe I outta be putting more FP in. I use a plastic syringe that measures in tsp, and have been using 3/4tsp per 2 gallon watering can all summer. Like I said, some plants go up to a week between waterings, where some of my succulents like my desert rose, which is in a tiny pot and in blazing sun, goes every 2 or 3 days.

Joe

Okay, I'm curious: What's FP stand for? And what is the purpose of the FP?

Sorry Pippi

FP stands for Foliage Pro and it is a fantastic fertilizer.

Mike:-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Foliage Pro

Al, am I reading that rightly?

Up to 1 Tablespoon per gallon? If so, I might try going even higher for my citrus.

Mike, how are plants responding to once a week feeding?

Josh

Josh, I just noticed the tsbp.... I had read that as tsp prior, now Im curious.

Yes, a tablespoon (tbsp) per gallon seems like an awful lot, considering the directions say 1/4 teaspoon (tsp) per gallon for every watering, and 1 tsp per gallon weekly. One tablespoon is equal to 3 teaspoons, so that would be tripling the dose. I am starting to thing I have been underfertilizing at 1/4tsp per gallon. My plants aren't yellowing though, but I could have been getting better growth.

Joe

You read it correctly - while temps are favorable, I add 1 tablespoon per gallon of water and fertilize as close to weekly as I can manage. I use this on woody plants I'm wanting to grow quickly so I can use them as future bonsai candidates, and on all my herbaceous mixed plantings. For veggies, I sort of watch the foliage color & fertilize on an 'as needed' basis, usually as soon as I see the foliage start changing to a lighter green.

Necrotic (dead/burned) leaf tips & margins have never been a problem, so I can't be pushing the plants too awfully hard, if at all.

I consider favorable temps to be actual soil temperatures between 55-80*.

Al

I was working today, and so I wasn't home to fertilize....
I wouldn't have anyway, considering we hit 105F...but I'll increase my fertilization for certain plants
as soon as the temps drop a bit.

Thanks, Al!

Josh