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| I have all my fruit trees planted with Al's Gritty mix 1:1:1. Since my stroke I have had to simplify the care and feeding of my garden. I've been thinking about the Jobe fertilizer stakes. Has anyone used these or have a recommendation for something that can be used monthly? I still have difficulty attaching a sprayer on a hose and not enough strength for a watering can. |
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| I don't believe that the jobe fertilizer spikes supply all the nutrients the plants will need. I bought some on clearance before I learned about gritty mix and nutritional requirements, and haven't found a use for them now that I'm using the 111 mix. I also didn't easily find any fertilizers or micronutrient mixes that would sufficiently complement the spikes, but once I read about FP I went for that, so I didn't look very hard. I'm not sure how easy they would be to apply to your trees, but people have mentioned some controlled release fertilizers in a positive light. I thought those were best mixed in with the medium when potting the plant, but I may be mistaken. It might be possible to use the spikes as a stop gap measure, even if they can't support your trees long term. Hopefully other folks will have better advice though (I'm sure they will). |
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| I think I'd opt for one of the controlled release fertilizers with micro-nutrients in as close to a 3:1:2 ratio as possible before I'd use the spikes. I think Osmocote makes a 19-6-12 with the minors, and Dynamite makes an All-Purpose 18-6-8, and their 13-5-11 Palm & Citrus Fertilizer should be great, too. Al |
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| Thanks - I'll try the Osmscote. |
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| I have been reading about the new miracle gro crf shake n feed for tomatoes, fruits, and vegetables 9-4-12 which claims to have calcium and other need micros. Seems like a good alternative. |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sat, Oct 29, 11 at 13:37
| Jay, that formulation doesn't make sense from the plant's perspective, particularly for heavy feeders like tomatoes (and other fruits/vegetables). Plants use more nitrogen than either phosphorous or potassium, and they use these nutrients The numbers you mention would be very good if only they were reversed, 12-4-9.
Josh |
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