Re: fertilizing
Hey Kemberly,
I have *The Well-Tended Perennial Garden*, too, and was just reading her
chapter on fertilizing last night. She says that for heavy feeders,she does
use a spring application of fertilizer, such as 12-12-12 or 5-10-10, and
then a summer foliar feeding with something like Peter's 20-20-20. For
everything else, though, she STRONGLY emphasized bed prepartion with plenty
of compost and then topdressing(2") with finished compost in the spring.
Lynn in NC
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mclainakag@aol.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: fertilizing
> In a message dated 2/18/00 8:08:22 AM Central Standard Time,
> lowery@teamzeon.com writes:
>
> <<
> I have read recently in the book "The Well-Tended Perennial Garden" (I
> think that's the name) that gardeners tend to over-fertilize their
gardens,
> resulting in weak-stemed plants and rapid-growing, disease prone foliage.
> The author fertilizes every other year, sometimes every three years. >>
>
>
> Val:
>
> Does the author reference how she treats heavy bloomers in her garden??
I'm
> thinking about some of the annuals and tropicals, such as hibiscus, in her
> garden.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Kemberly McLain
> Katy, Texas Zone 9
>
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