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Shrub Fertilizer
In the modern world of compacted soils and environmental pollution, shrubs benefit from regular fertilization and timely watering. In fact, applications of fertilizer may make the difference between a shrub's survival or demise during the growing season and in times of stress and drought. Typical questions relate to the environmental impact of fertilization; and to the types, timing, costs and benefits, and application methods of different fertilizers.
195 Questions
Are camellias shrubs or trees?
They can be either. If the plant is allowed to grow freestanding with a single trunk it will become a tree, if it is grown multi-stemmed or trained against a wall it will grow as a shrub.
What is the best fertilizer for clematis?
A general balanced fertiliser applied in Spring and watered in is best.
What percentage of the fertilizer is nitrogen in the houseplant fertilizer?
Ten, 15 and 20 percent appear as percentages of nitrogen in houseplant fertilizers. Clemson University extension publications suggest such balanced percentages of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizers as 10-10-10 and 20-20-20 for houseplants grown for their foliage. They tend toward 15-30-15 NPK percentages for houseplants grown for their flowers.
Why do leaves on japonica turn yellow?
Overwatering, pathogens, pests, soil chemistry and sun can account for japonica leaves turning yellow. Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) and glossy-leaved paper plant (Fatsia japonica) have yellow leaves when the soil pH (power of hydrogen) impedes intakes of present macro- and micro-nutrients. They also show chlorotic shoots from fungal or viral diseases, heavy droughts or floods, improper light and shade and incorrect irrigation schedules.
What does a fertilizer with high phosphorus do to pansy plants?
Stretching is what a fertilizer with high phosphorus does to pansy plants.
Specifically, pansies are picky about nutrient levels and types. For example, they favor low levels of ammonium, phosphates and soluble salts. In particular, higher phosphorus contents give pansies the leggy look of stretching their shoots toward the sun.
What fertilizer do you use on oleander?
Balanced slow-release soluble 10-10-10, blood meal, compost, fish emulsion, and mulch are fertilizers to use on oleander (Nerium oleander). Compost can be applied as as soil amendment, fertilizer, or mulch. Applications may be made in late February or early March and in late September or early October, when temperatures will not be so hot as to "burn" the soil with added nutrients.
Does deer scat make good garden fertilizer?
Yes, deer scat makes good garden fertilizer as a deer repellent and as a summer application even though no, it makes poor garden fertilizer because of bacteria, disease and winter deprivations. Deer scat may harbor chronic wasting disease and Escherichia coli and offer higher nutrient levels in summer and lower in winter. Hot composting processes of mixing and turning air, carbon, nitrogen and water to generate heat to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius) for at least five days and composting for at least 40 days will eliminate E. coli even though neither heat nor time terminates the disease.
What should you use for fertilizer for pink diamond hydrangeas?
This plant is not fussy about fertilizer types. Use whatever is inexpensive in granular formulation, such as 10-10-10, applying it as per package instructions at the end of winter.
Do frangipanis like dolomite lime?
Yes, frangipanis accept dolomite lime. The woody plants in question favor well-drained soils with pH (power of hydrogen) levels between 6.1 and 6.5. Dolomite lime may be used to raise the pH in soil that is below that range.
Do synthetic fertilizers harm soil?
Synthetic fertilizers when washed away leave salts and other trace minerals behind. Some of these minerals bond to plant roots eventually clogging them up.
How to turn houshold ammonia cleaners into plant fertilizer?
dont.
while possible it is risky as ammonia is toxic to all plants and a small mistake can ruin your garden
Why is potassium hydroxide not an antacid?
Well, it would certainly neutralize stomach acid. The problem is that it's a very strong base and would do quite a bit of damage in the process. Antacids are usually salts of a strong base with a weak acid (sodium hydrogen carbonate, for example) which react with stomach acid to form a buffer solution.
No and yes, azaleas may or may not like sheep manure. The acidic soil-loving, flowering shrub in question responds better to sheep manure that is aged before application. Sheep manure serves as a fertilizer high in organic matter, potassium and sulfur even though it possibly suffers from weed seeds that will be detected and removed during aging.
What kind of compost do hydrangeas need for repotting?
The ericaceous type is the kind of compost that hydrangeas need for repotting. The shrubs in question prefer soils whose pH level is slightly acidic. They therefore require the kinds of amendments, composts, fertilizers, mulches, and soils favored by azaleas, heathers, and rhododendrons.
Can tap water be used for Acer shrubs?
No, tap water cannot be used for Acer shrubs. The woody plants in question number among Maple family members and respond poorly to water high in calcium, chlorine and fluoride. They will handle tap water that receives a monthly teaspoon (4.93 milliliters) of vinegar per quart (liter) of water and that sits for a day to evaporate the above-mentioned contents.
Does dwarf burning bush need Miracid or Miracle Gro?
Yes, dwarf burning bush can need Miracid or Miracle Gro. The diminutive woody plant in question (Euonymus alatus) handles slightly acidic, well-drained soils. The products in question number among those for such acidic soil-loving bushes, shrubs, trees and vines as azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons.
How do flowers relate to fruit?
That they both form from buds is how flowers relate to fruits. In the case of flowering and fruiting plants, the flower prepares the way for the fruit. The sequence is the formation of the flower by the bud. Then the fading of the flowerleads into the formation of the fruit. The seeds of the fruit fall to the ground. The budding to flowering to fruiting cycle begins anew with the growing of each fruit seed into the mature flowering and fruiting plant.
Does lettuce need fertilizers and pesticides?
Yes, lettuce may need fertilizers if soil analyses indicate nutrient deficiencies and pesticides if the leafy vegetables suffer from pathogens, pests and weeds. Fertilizers and pesticides operate as double-edged swords in blocking and creating problems that may not arise or continue with proper attention to the site's heat, light, moisture, nutrient and pH levels. Lettuce tends to be calcium-, iron-, magnesium-needy and nitrogen-, phosphorus- and potassium-sensitive -- all of which will be delivered by compost, organic inputs such as blood meal and mulch -- and aphid-, armyworm-, corn earworm-, cutworm-, darkling and flea beetle-, grasshopper- and maggot-vulnerable, all of which will respond to organic treatments such as horticultural oils and insecticidal soaps.
What are the best fertilizers for canola?
Sulfur fertilizers are the best fertilizers for canola. The crop in question easily exhibits sulfur deficiencies, particularly on coarse-soiled hilltops and slopes low in eroded and organic matter. It responds far better to ammonium sulfate, ammonium thiosulfate or potassium thiosulfate fertilizers than to elemental sulfur, which breaks down slowly into sulfate-S, or to gypsum (calcium sulfate), which has low solubility and represents more of a handling and spreading challenge.
What is the best fertilizer in Calgary?
Balanced, slow-release fertilizers and organic fertilizers such as compost are the best fertilizers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They generally demand a maximum of two applications per year, depending upon the results of a soil analysis. The first treatment is in the early summer and the second in the middle to late fall.
Can you use 15-15-15 fertilizer on citrus trees in Arizona?
Yes, 15-15-15 fertilizer can be used on citrus trees in Arizona.
Specifically, the three numbers identify the percentage weights of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The amount to apply is dependent upon the age, the nutrient amount needed, and the timing. For example, a very young citrus tree may need three ounces of nitrogen. You must divide the amount needed (3 oz) by the percentage weight of nitrogen (15%, or 0.15), to get 20 ounces (1-1/4 pounds).
How do you fertilize a tangerine tree?
Three times a year for the entire life of the tree is how tangerine trees (Citrus x tangerina) are fertilized.
Specifically, tangerine trees accept fertilizer treatments with the start of new growth in February and then in May and in September. They benefit from one cup of ammonium sulfate or special citrus tree fertilizer at each of the three fertilizer sessions in the first year. The amount is increased to two cups each in the second year, three each in the third, four each in the fourth, etc.
Are scallops a good fertilizer for kumquat trees?
No, scallops are not good fertilizer choices for kumquat trees (C. japonica).
Specifically, kumquats are citrus trees. They benefit from fertilizers that are designed especially for citrus trees. Otherwise, they favor slow-release, incomplete fertilizers. An incomplete fertilizer is lacking in one of the three macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In this case, a wise choice tends to be one-third slow release nitrogen in a formulation on the order of 12-0-12 or 15-0-14, in which phosphorus is absent.
What is the minimum fertilizer requirement for a capsicum plant?
Application before seeding and before transplanting, in the fall or spring and per soil analyses describes the minimum fertilizer requirement for capsicum plants. Peppers grow nicely when compost or fertilizer is mixed into the soil during the seeding or transplanting stages. They respond well to autumnal or spring treatments as long as nitrogen is low in the soil and per the results of soil nutrient analyses.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of chemical fertilizers?
Advantages
- Chemical fertilizer can be made much faster unlike the natural fertilizer
- It has much more NPK, usually around 20 to 60 percent, natural fertilizer usually only has a max. of about 14 percent
- If it is made according to the soil that it will be used on, it will do nothing but grow a healthy plant
Disadvantages
- Puts acid in the soil
- Strengthens pestecides(they become stronger and more resistant to chemicals that should keep them away)
- Other than NPK it contains inert filler and maybe some unnesesary chemicals
- It has very little carbon which is a key element in plants
- It has no energy, so it can only help the plant when there is enough organic matter around from where it can get the energy, otherwise it burns the roots and destroys the plant
- Chemical fertilizer also get a lot of water out of the soil which it contaminated and therfor pollute water
- It degrades ecosytems
- It releases a green house gas called nitrous oxide
So in total, chemical fertilizer is worse than natural fertilizer
this site below helped me a lot, also for pros and cons about natural fertilizers
http://www.malcolmbeck.com/books/gv_method/FertilizerOrganicNaturalversusChemicalInorganic.htm
So what is the advantages and disadvantages of fertilizers ?
Most plants, especially modern varities, will pull more fertilizer molecules out of the ground than what is naturally resupplied. In a forest, the decomposing leaves and bark will feed the soil and give ferns (growing below the trees) enough fertilizer to live on. However, in a garden where you grow vegetables or flowers, these plants typically consume large quantities of fertilizer.. higher amounts than nature can naturally resupply.
in order for the plants to grow properly, they need the right amount of fertilizer available in the soil. If there is too little, growth may be stunted and flowers and fruits may not develop properly. The plants become suceptible to attack by insects and disease. A plant which is fed well is often able to survive better. This is the same with humans: people who are starving is often plauged by disease compared to people who get all the nutrients they need.
Therefore the gardener must manually fertilize the plants to ensure they have enough food to grow on. Plants which are fertilized often are bigger, stronger and produce more fruits and flowers than plants which are not fertilized. Fertilized plants are generally often also more disease resistant than unfed plants.
There really is no disadvantages to fertilizing, and most home owners should fertilize plants such as vegetables, fruits and flowers because these - persumably modern hybrids - tend to consume much more fertilizer than nature can provide.. This also goes for lawns, for example, which has individual grass plants growing very close together - much closer than grass plants would in nature - and therefore have to compete with each other for nutrients.
However, if you give TOO MUCH fertilizer the plants can suffer just as they would if they get too little. For example, both magnesium and calcium molecules are needed by the plants, but given too much calcium, for example, can interfer with the plants ability to take up magnesium and the other way around, too.
If you add fertilizer to certain plants when the soil is dry or the temperature is very hot, you also risk damaging the plants.
While there are no specific disadvantages to fertilizing if doing it correctly, you do need to know approximately which type of fertilizer (which nutrients) the plant require, how much to add, and when to add it. It also needds to be watered in to avoid that the plant dies from thirst (plants which grow in fertilizer rich soil without water will cause water to exit the plants and kill them).
