Best Fertiliser
What's the best fertiliser to use on perennials in order to get the best
show of flowers? Bonemeal, tomato fertiliser, rose fertiliser, general purpose fertiliser.... the choice is endless and I'm confused! Thanks. |
Best Fertiliser
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:39 -0000, "Jack" wrote:
What's the best fertiliser to use on perennials in order to get the best show of flowers? Bonemeal, tomato fertiliser, rose fertiliser, general purpose fertiliser.... the choice is endless and I'm confused! Thanks. depends on the plant ,the choices are endless... |
Best Fertiliser
Jack wrote in message ... What's the best fertiliser to use on perennials in order to get the best show of flowers? Bonemeal, tomato fertiliser, rose fertiliser, general purpose fertiliser.... the choice is endless and I'm confused! If you work on the fact that high nitrogen fertilisers will encourage leaf growth and high Potash encourages flowers and fruit. You then just need to choose. Rose and Tomato fertilisers are high Potash, and I suspect that they produce the huge variety of fertilisers with specific crops listed just to get us to buy more. Tomato fertiliser is certainly good for fuschias. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
Best Fertiliser
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:39 -0000, Jack wrote:
What's the best fertiliser to use on perennials in order to get the best show of flowers? Bonemeal, tomato fertiliser, rose fertiliser, general purpose fertiliser.... the choice is endless and I'm confused! Use any cheap general purpose fertilizer. 6-8-6 and 13-6-10 are common analyses here in Canada. The plants will take the nutrients they need from the soil. All the hype about different formulations for different purposes is (mostly) marketing flack. Pay no attention. Further: Sunset Magazine in California did an experiment quite a few years ago to see what relative effect different fertilizer formulations had on flowering (of annuals, I believe). They concluded that nitrogen was the key nutrient, the addition of potassium and phosphorus having little or no effect of flowering. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Best Fertiliser
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:55:40 GMT, Rodger Whitlock wrote:
Use any cheap general purpose fertilizer. 6-8-6 and 13-6-10 are ^^^^^^^ common analyses here in Canada. Make that "13-16-10". Sorry for the typo. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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