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myth or fact? fertilizer to freshly transplanted tree
I have had the image for a long time that you never fertilize a freshly
transplanted tree in that the tree has had so many roots severed that it needs no fertilizer and it would just "burn" the tree and do harm, even kill it. But I wonder if that is more myth than fact. I wonder if a transplanted tree would appreciate a light sprinkle of fertilizer. Anyone have experience with that. Archimedes Plutonium, whole entire Universe is just one big atom where dots of the electron-dot-cloud are galaxies |
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myth or fact? fertilizer to freshly transplanted tree
Archimedes Plutonium wrote in message ...
I have had the image for a long time that you never fertilize a freshly transplanted tree in that the tree has had so many roots severed that it needs no fertilizer and it would just "burn" the tree and do harm, even kill it. But I wonder if that is more myth than fact. I wonder if a transplanted tree would appreciate a light sprinkle of fertilizer. Anyone have experience with that. Archimedes Plutonium, whole entire Universe is just one big atom where dots of the electron-dot-cloud are galaxies About as much as you'd appreciate a banquet just after GI surgery.... The thing you don't want is too much nitrogen around the roots while they recover. This will "burn" and kill off the fine feeder roots that made it through the transplanting. But a light, with the emphasis on light, fertilizing or mixing slow-release fertilizers into the soil at transplanting will give the tree a good start. This is also the best time to amend the soil with good compost. Mulches are always a good thing, and they are more helpful at transplanting than any other time. In some areas, such as Southern California, this is the best way to get P, K, and trace nutrients to the tree, because these don't travel very well through our soil. The conventional wisdom is never use any fertilizer intended for home use at more than half the recommended strength. When transplanting, it's safe and prudent to reduce that some more. -- Chris Green |
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myth or fact? fertilizer to freshly transplanted tree
Christopher Green wrote: About as much as you'd appreciate a banquet just after GI surgery.... The thing you don't want is too much nitrogen around the roots while they recover. This will "burn" and kill off the fine feeder roots that made it through the transplanting. But a light, with the emphasis on light, fertilizing or mixing slow-release fertilizers into the soil at transplanting will give the tree a good start. This is also the best time to amend the soil with good compost. Mulches are always a good thing, and they are more helpful at transplanting than any other time. In some areas, such as Southern California, this is the best way to get P, K, and trace nutrients to the tree, because these don't travel very well through our soil. The conventional wisdom is never use any fertilizer intended for home use at more than half the recommended strength. When transplanting, it's safe and prudent to reduce that some more. -- Chris Green Yes, I wonder Chris, if all fertilizer is really safe and really very good at all times for whatever plants and whatever situation. It is just a glitch in the old technology of fertilizer in that it was not slow release. So that if it were slow release then the problem of root burn would never have taken place. So I wonder if overfertilizing was just a glitch in history when horticulture did not have "slow release" products. Poor technology in fertilizer business, much like the additive of lead in gasoline in the early days of gasoline technology or like the lead additive in paint until better paint technology. So I am guessing that it is wise to fertilize plants at all times, provided that the dosage is slow release and not overdose. |
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myth or fact? fertilizer to freshly transplanted tree
Archimedes Plutonium wrote in message ...
[snip] So I am guessing that it is wise to fertilize plants at all times, provided that the dosage is slow release and not overdose. No, it's wise to know your plants and their growth cycles and nutritional requirements, as well as the fertilizers you use and their effects. Gardeners in areas that have severe winters won't encourage growth by fertilizing just before a season when freezes are expected, for example. -- Chris Green |
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