"Charles Manoras" <inconnu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "HumanJHawkins" <JHawkins@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
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> > Charles Manoras wrote:
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>
> > > Would it be effective to also add some fertilizer
> > > in order to stimulate future and further growth
> > > (spread, height and diameter)?
> > >
> > > If so which one?
>
> > I have been told that a 3-1-2 ratio is best... It doesn't
> > matter
> > whether it is a 3-1-2 fertilizer and you put a lot on, or a
> > 24-8-16 and you put just a little.
>
> > If you are going to fertilize only once or twice a year, get
> > a
> > slow release fertilizer. If you don't mind the extra work, a
> > weak
> > water soluable fertilizer like Miracle Grow, applied every
> > two
> > weeks or so is great.
>
> > Also, those who really know what they are doing change the
> > fertilizer with the season. In the spring, bamboo is shooting
> > and
> > leafing out. So, a high nitrogen fertilizer like a 28-3-3
> > grass
> > fertilizer is a good choice. However, in the fall there is a
> > lot
> > of root and rhizome growth. So a "root-blast" type fertilizer
> > (I
> > forget the numbers) is better.
>
> > And, note that the three numbers in fertilizer are not the
> > only
> > things a plant needs. They ARE the most im****tant, which is
> > why
> > they get their own numbers. But some fertilizers like Miracle
> > grow (and many others) have a lot of the other minerals that
> > plants need.
>
> I am no fertilizer expert, what do these three numbers mean?
The first number is the percentage of nitrogen by weight.
The second number is the percentage of phosphorous by weight.
The third number is the percentage of potassium by weight.
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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Wa****ngton
USDA Zone 8
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