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What do you feed lilac bushes?

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See: http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/plantfinder/lilac-syringa_2.asp

April: Feed your Lilac Tree. Scatter a couple of handfuls of bonemeal around (but not touching) the base of the plant and cover with a mulch of well-rotted compost.

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