On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:44:10 -0400, "Wil" wrote:


"Bill Smith" wrote in message
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You are probably correct with the spelling but I need to know what to
do for the problem.

Annette

Another thing, don't use Miracle Grow on daylilies. It is too high in
Nitrogen [the first number on the formula]. Use a fertilizer with a low
first number such as 6-10-10, or 5-12-10. If you use a high nitrogen
fertilizer on daylilies you will get all green foliage and few bloom.

Wil

Standard all-purpose Miracle Grow is 15-30-15 plus micronutrients. If you have
this formulation you can make it 'low-nitrogen' by using less of the crystals in
a given volume of water. The recommended usage rate is 1 tablespoon per gallon
of water, but if you simply reduce the amount to 1 teaspoon per gallon of water
you will effectively have a 5-10-5 formulation, without having to buy another
fertilizer.

Miracle Grow is also formulated as a 'bloom booster'. That ratio of
macronutrients is 10-52-10, and also includes micronutrients. You can
effectively reduce the nitrogen (and other components) by half by using 1
tablespoon in 2 gallons of water, instead of the recommended 1 tablespoon in 1
gallon of water.