"HumanJHawkins" wrote

Charles Manoras wrote:


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 important, 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?