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Re: fertilizer


>Osmocote 14-14-14 is what we use where I work...and I have just used it
>at home on everything...it appears to work just great....I have seen it
>work at the greenhouses that I work at for several months....the beauty
>of it is that it works as a time release for 4 mnths....we have also
>used Woodace....another time release, tho it doesn't last as long....but
>its cheaper.....Also Woodace is recommmended for woody nursery plants,
>its worked on everything, we used it for.....we do also use Peters as a
>injected liquid feed on top of the time release...As I understand it,
>Woodace is missing a few of the long term things, that Peters can
>supplemate...Anyway I hope this helps, altho a grower I know says that
>if you just bury a dead fish under every plant every year, you won,t
>have any problems....so go figure.
>
>                     DEE   {Cins husband}

This message brought up a very big question for me.   I plant with Woodace
which seems to get everything off to a great start.  But how long after
planting do I need to supplement with additional fertilizer?  Hwhich
fertilizers?  How often?  Is there a good reference on fertilizing
schedules?

Secondly, my entire yard is drip irrigated and my system has fertilizer
injectors.  i've yet to understand what fertilizers can go into my
injectors and how much of them.  Alternatively, can I spread granular
fertilizer around plants that are irrigated by drip?  Will the fertilizer
dissolve at a reasonable rate?  Is there any problem doing this?

Since there are many plants on each irrigation zone, how do I account for
plants that have different fertilizer needs if I use injection
fertilization?

So many questions....  Thanks for hte help!

Nan

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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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         If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
         If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
         If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener 


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