Re: Fertilizing mediterranean plants
On the sandbar with clay lenses island of Alameda, I don't intentionally fertilize. I use home-made compost for soil conditioner, I bring about 15 wheelbarrows of leaves every fall to mulch the Ollalie berries, I'll use 6-10 bags of GoldRush (contains chicken manure) through the year for intense soil improvement, and I'll cover bare soil with microbark for appearance purposes and eventual addition of organic matter to the soil. 

Ben Wiswall wrote:

Hi All,
What's the consensus on using fertilizers for mediterranean-climate plants? I know most of the Proteaceae don't want fertilizers, but apart from them, what do people do?
Initially I gave an application of a balanced NPK pelletized fertilizer with iron once before spring and once before summer: as the garden matures, I've been fertilizing ever more sparingly. I also have sprinkled fertilizer on roses while bypassing adjacent lavenders, though I don't know if that actually works.
So now in Year 5 for my garden, should I give most everything a light application, or not? 

Thanks,
Ben Armentrout-Wiswall
Simi Valley, inland Ventura County,
southern California



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