What should I use?

A complete general-purpose garden fertilizer -- such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10,
12-4-8 or 16-4-8 -- is ideal for crape myrtle. To newly planted small plants
(1-gallon size), apply 1 teaspoon of fertilizer monthly from March to August
along the perimeter of the planting hole. Larger, established plants will
benefit from one broadcast application of fertilizer in spring. Apply 8-8-8
or 10-10-10 at a rate of 1 lb. per 100 sq. ft. or 12-4-8 or 16-4-8 at a rate
of ½ lb. per 100 sq. ft. Avoid over-fertilization because it causes excess
growth and reduced flowering. The best time to fertilize is just before a
rain. Otherwise, water in the fertilizer after application with irrigation.
It is not necessary to remove mulch when fertilizing.
"Apropos" wrote in message
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What should I use?

Thanks, just what I needed to know.

My crapes were about 5gal 2 years ago when I planted them. This year
they're large but not putting off new growth as fast as before, also not as
fast as the crapes in the medians of the roadways (obviously the city is
doing right by them)



"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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A complete general-purpose garden fertilizer -- such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10,
12-4-8 or 16-4-8 -- is ideal for crape myrtle. To newly planted small
plants
(1-gallon size), apply 1 teaspoon of fertilizer monthly from March to
August
along the perimeter of the planting hole. Larger, established plants will
benefit from one broadcast application of fertilizer in spring. Apply
8-8-8
or 10-10-10 at a rate of 1 lb. per 100 sq. ft. or 12-4-8 or 16-4-8 at a
rate
of ½ lb. per 100 sq. ft. Avoid over-fertilization because it causes excess
growth and reduced flowering. The best time to fertilize is just before a
rain. Otherwise, water in the fertilizer after application with
irrigation.
It is not necessary to remove mulch when fertilizing.
"Apropos" wrote in message
...
What should I use?

Apropos wrote:
Thanks, just what I needed to know.

My crapes were about 5gal 2 years ago when I planted them. This year
they're large but not putting off new growth as fast as before, also not as
fast as the crapes in the medians of the roadways (obviously the city is
doing right by them)



You do know that all blooms form on new growth, right?
Little new growth means few blooms. That's why crepe
myrtles need heavy pruning in the early spring.

I can usually get a second blooming season by pruning
off the first blooms after they "do their thing", which stimulates
new growth & new blooms. But then I live in zone 8 and wouldn't
recommend it for higher zones.

Red

"Apropos" wrote:
Thanks, just what I needed to know.

All purpose food is just what you needed to know?
(fu set)