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"Hal" wrote in message ... That is the reason I've been using stakes with numbers like 15-30-15 and 8-24-8. They work great, but require constant replacement to keep up the nutrition the plants need for best blooming. The thing that got my attention was to be able to fertilize once a season instead of every two weeks like I had been doing. ================================= Every 2 weeks? What were you using? I use the Rose Stakes broken into thirds in a heavy clay soil no more than maybe 3 times over the growing season here in zone 6 (central TN). -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you're in bed with a relative." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Hal" wrote in message ... That is the reason I've been using stakes with numbers like 15-30-15 and 8-24-8. They work great, but require constant replacement to keep up the nutrition the plants need for best blooming. The thing that got my attention was to be able to fertilize once a season instead of every two weeks like I had been doing. ================================= Every 2 weeks? What were you using? I use the Rose Stakes broken into thirds in a heavy clay soil no more than maybe 3 times over the growing season here in zone 6 (central TN). -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you're in bed with a relative." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Hal" wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:21:43 -0500, "~ Windsong ~" wrote: That is the reason I've been using stakes with numbers like 15-30-15 and 8-24-8. They work great, but require constant replacement to keep up the nutrition the plants need for best blooming. The thing that got my attention was to be able to fertilize once a season instead of every two weeks like I had been doing. ================================= Every 2 weeks? What were you using? I use the Rose Stakes broken into thirds in a heavy clay soil no more than maybe 3 times over the growing season here in zone 6 (central TN). Now I don't mean to be rude when I say read the first two lines and let me explain. Rose fertilizer, tomato fertilizer, azalea fertilizer can all be several different compositions, but 8-24-8 is specific in that it tells exactly the percentages of nitrogen, phosphates and potash the fertilizer contains. The ones I used were about 1/4" in diameter and 2" long and the whole package weighed 1.1 ounces. The last package I bought was 6-12-6, but that is still a 1-2-1 ratio fertilizer and that is what I like for lilies. You can put a lily in good soil and it will bloom. You can add high phosphate fertilizer and it will bloom better. I was attempting to get all I could from the plants by feeding them every two weeks. My reasoning for feeding 2 weeks is I wasn't sure how long a fertilizer made for pots of dirt lasts in water. I've washed out water soluble fertilizer by over watering, so that leaves a big question in my mind as to how often I should fertilize with stakes meant for regular flower pots. I did intend to fertilize enough and never found any harm in fertilizing that much. I just got too tired to do it. Regards, Hal I've been using tomato stakes and the stuff sold as "lily fertilizer" tablets, every month. As an experiment, I have also started dumping 11-54-4 "super bloom" directly into my pond. So far, I have seen no detrimental effects from this, ie algae from the level of nitrogen. The question would seem to be, though, how much of the dissolved fertilizer will be taken in by the plants compared to the stakes. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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"Hal" wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:21:43 -0500, "~ Windsong ~" wrote: That is the reason I've been using stakes with numbers like 15-30-15 and 8-24-8. They work great, but require constant replacement to keep up the nutrition the plants need for best blooming. The thing that got my attention was to be able to fertilize once a season instead of every two weeks like I had been doing. ================================= Every 2 weeks? What were you using? I use the Rose Stakes broken into thirds in a heavy clay soil no more than maybe 3 times over the growing season here in zone 6 (central TN). Now I don't mean to be rude when I say read the first two lines and let me explain. Rose fertilizer, tomato fertilizer, azalea fertilizer can all be several different compositions, but 8-24-8 is specific in that it tells exactly the percentages of nitrogen, phosphates and potash the fertilizer contains. The ones I used were about 1/4" in diameter and 2" long and the whole package weighed 1.1 ounces. The last package I bought was 6-12-6, but that is still a 1-2-1 ratio fertilizer and that is what I like for lilies. You can put a lily in good soil and it will bloom. You can add high phosphate fertilizer and it will bloom better. I was attempting to get all I could from the plants by feeding them every two weeks. My reasoning for feeding 2 weeks is I wasn't sure how long a fertilizer made for pots of dirt lasts in water. I've washed out water soluble fertilizer by over watering, so that leaves a big question in my mind as to how often I should fertilize with stakes meant for regular flower pots. I did intend to fertilize enough and never found any harm in fertilizing that much. I just got too tired to do it. Regards, Hal I've been using tomato stakes and the stuff sold as "lily fertilizer" tablets, every month. As an experiment, I have also started dumping 11-54-4 "super bloom" directly into my pond. So far, I have seen no detrimental effects from this, ie algae from the level of nitrogen. The question would seem to be, though, how much of the dissolved fertilizer will be taken in by the plants compared to the stakes. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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One of our local nurseries stocks aquatic plant supplies, and they
sell a fertilizer tablet that's about the size of a nickle and 3/4 of an inch tall. I don't recall the brand, but they are sold in bulk for 10 cents each. You just shove 2-3 of them down in the pot about once a month through the growing season. I start fertilizing in May and give them their last dose in August here in Zone 6. Seems like an economical and effective way to go for my pond. I always get lots of lily blooms and the plants look great. Never tried them on tropicals but they work great on the hardy varieties. Gary |
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One of our local nurseries stocks aquatic plant supplies, and they
sell a fertilizer tablet that's about the size of a nickle and 3/4 of an inch tall. I don't recall the brand, but they are sold in bulk for 10 cents each. You just shove 2-3 of them down in the pot about once a month through the growing season. I start fertilizing in May and give them their last dose in August here in Zone 6. Seems like an economical and effective way to go for my pond. I always get lots of lily blooms and the plants look great. Never tried them on tropicals but they work great on the hardy varieties. Gary |
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