Re: Fertilizing in autumn? With what?
Sorry about not cutting and filing when info is offered....but, someone
replied to this with a site that had all the info relevent to various forms
of fertilizer.
Does anyone recall where that site is?
Thank you.
Diana
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
Ross Greenberg wrote:
> Last year there was a small discussion on this list about the pros and
> cons of fertilizing woody plants in late fall. I quote a bit (from my own
> posting) at the end of this note.
>
> My question here is, assuming I am going to apply nitrogen fertilizer
> after the leaves fall, what should I use? Can anyone tell me the
> advantages or disadvantages of various N sources, for example
> ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, potassium nitrate, urea, etc.
>
> My soil is well-drained clay, neutral pH, and the soil will be cold and
> wet.
>
> Thanks
>
> from last year:
> >I have read that fertilizing woody plants with nitrogen in the autumn
> >*after* they have gone dormant is a good thing. The claim is that the
> >roots are still active and absorbing nutrients and storing food, which
> >will be available in spring and give the plants an extremely good start.
> >
> >And after above-ground growth has ceased, there is little or no
> >danger of provoking soft, late growth. That's the theory, as I
> >understand it anyway.
>
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