On 9/15/2007 10:10 AM, Persephone wrote:
Need your wisdom on the Subject plant food.

I won it at a neighborhood nursery contest a few years ago
and would like to utilize it for something other than
Citrus and Fruit Tree. But what?

I now have only one Citrus -- a big old lemon tree which
doesn't seem to need any help producing bounteous fruit
(chronic whitefly notwithstanding)..

Over time, had to (sadly) take out the peach, plum, and apricot.

So here I have this E.B. Stone Organics formula.
What else can I use it for?

The detailed formula, basically 7-3-3, can be found at:

http://tinyurl.com/26ktod

In addition, the faded old label lists following ingredients:

Humic Acd

Bacillus Subtilis
Bacillus Lichniformis
Paenbacillus Polymyxa
Bacillus Pumulis
Stretomyces Lycidus
Streptomyces Greiseus
Trichodema Harzianum
Trichoderma Veride

Calcined Clay

Endo Mycorrhizae (yam)
Three species (.65 spore/cu cm)
Glomus Intraradices
Glomus Mosseae
Glomus Aggregatum

I am very impressed, but...?

Any help on where I can use this plant food would
be much appreciated.

Persephone

Gardenias thrive on citrus food, as would most acid-loving plants.
However, it tends to be too strong for azaleas and camellias, both of
which actually prefer a lean soil (i.e., low in nutrients).

As for your other fruit trees, they were all stone fruits. That is,
they were all in the genus Prunus. This is a group that is relatively
short-lived. The peach in my garden is my second in 34 years and is in
decline.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/