Need fertilizer?

[amcoffeegirl]

Procumbens nana turning pale green. (Or just not as dark, rich green as i would like)I believe I need a good fertilizer. I'm still new to all this. I know some people use manure pies. I'm not ready for all that. Can I apply a liquid fert and get nice results? I mixed in some osmocote at the beginning of summer but it didn't really seem to do much. Whatcha think? Any suggestions?

 

[edprocoat]

I'd check it for mites.

ed

 

[dkraft81]

I use a combination of blood meal and cottonseed meal on my Chinese juniper. It seems to really like it. Im sure there are others with more expeirence that will chime in, but this has worked well for me so far. I have had bad expeirences with non organic fertilizers.

 

[Thomas J.]

I've been working with procumbens junipers for more than 10yrs and the one thing they need to keep them happy is a good fertilizer regiment. Every couple of weeks give them a good dose of 20-20-20 acidic fertilizer, something you would use for azaleas for instance and they will love you for it. I fertilize mine all year long, in the heat of the summer and the cold of winter.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

No visible pests. I have just been watering them with no special attention at all. I will check into the suggestions given. Thanks. They have been in training for only one year. I got them from Home Depot last summer. Nothing special. Only to me.

 

[Lazylightningny]

I've seen a few youtube videos where they sprinkle a little organics on the soil and water- stuff like kelp meal, blood meal, bone meal, and the like. I haven't had a chance to try it myself. How would miracid work, assuming junipers like acidic soil?

 

[Beng]

I've seen a few youtube videos where they sprinkle a little organics on the soil and water- stuff like kelp meal, blood meal, bone meal, and the like. I haven't had a chance to try it myself. How would miracid work, assuming junipers like acidic soil?

Miracid works fine it's in my junipers teabags along with a balanced organic.

 

[Lazylightningny]

Miracid works fine it's in my junipers teabags along with a balanced organic.

do you place the teabags on top of the soil, or bury it slightly?

 

[Beng]

I place them on top. For a 12 inch pot or so I fill 2 teabags with about 2-3 kitchen sized spoons (i don't really measure) and put them on opposite sides of the pot. In a week i move them to the other 2 sides and repeat weekly. I replace the tea bags every 2 months. I'm really not sure how long they last but mine start to break down after about a month so around 2 months I start thinking the waste will flow into the soil and replace them.

 

[Beng]

For which purpose you need these fertilizers .Share it.

Trees in pots have no access to nutrients so that's why we add the fertilizer to give them nutrients.