I have a small Japanese Maple and 10 young tea olives that I want to use the spikes to fertilize. How many per tree would be enough trough spring and
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It depends on the diameter (i.e., trunk width at 1 ft from grade) of the trees. If 1-2 inches, then plan on 2 spikes per tree. Above 2 inches, its basically 1 spike per inch diameter.
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I use them once a year in the spring. Now I do not believe they can hurt a tree using them all year round , but when the trees go dormant, including evergreens , they have lesser needs. I know Miracle-Gro says to use them year round, which is good for their business, but once a year, per directions should be sufficient. Always use a wooden stake and drive into the ground before placing spikes, as they are prone to break. I have Japanese Maples, Leyland Cypress, Crape Myrtles and Maples, I also use them on shrubs and large grasses. I can say this "they do make a difference".
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N 2%, P 1%, K 1%. Not very strong fertilizer, but time release granules and our trees have never looked better (growing some of them over 30 years BTW). Make sure to follow the instructions on how much per diameter of trunk.
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Depends on your needs. I used the entire package to get 13 plants through a nasty drought. The plants were in the ground and I bore holes in the soil around the plant and dropped some crystals in. Worst case scenario if you use too many will leave you with crystals working their way to the surface. Not a concern with me. One tablespoon per US gallon should be plenty for lots of applications.
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I threw away the box as it was empty, but I did find this on the internet: When placed underground near the feeder roots of your palm, the spikes release their nutrients where the tree can best use them. Special binders ensure that the fertilizer dissolves slowly and safely and feeds your tree for up to 6 months.
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Yes. A tree that size needs only one spike in the spring and one in the fall.
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I bought this small tree several months ago and it has about 10 tiny pomegranates which are getting bigger by the day. I put my compost on it and it seems to be very healthy.
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I would think that wouldnt be a problem but a 5 gallon might be on the larger side I am not familiar with the root system for a bonsai tree but would assume a 1-2 gallon would be a better buy just my opinion as these pots are supposed to air trim the roots. Again if I knew about if they produce massive roots or not I could maybe answer this better.
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I don't think that it would be too many..I have six strands wrapped around a grapevine which meanders up and around my front door and down both side light windows on either side of the door. The area is about six feet wide and about 10 feet of grapevine on either side of the side windows. It is a nice welcoming light at night. It is protected by a covered front porch. The lights themselves are bright but small bulbs. You might start with one strand and see if it is enough for your small tree. Hope this helps.
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I'd get a few. You could do two 2.5 gallons with this, maybe 3. It isn't a supersoil, but it takes next to nothing to fertilize during veg. I gave very light nutes twice in a month and a half. Not even sure I needed that.
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I do not know about dogwood trees. I have used this spike on my Hickory tree, Ash tree, Maple tree and Spruce tree. They have all done well. Grew larger with many leaves. I am not a 'gardener' but person who uses fertilizer on my lawn, shrubs, flowers and trees. Dogwood is a deciduous tree and I would think that these spikes would not harm it -- as I have used it with my deciduous trees.
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I didn't count them but it was a fair amount. I only used three and they all germinated. We have had a couple of frosts and those little plants are doing ok. It looks like they will make it to the spring in good shape.
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Hi I have only had mine for about a year and we have feed about 6 trees. So far so good. I really do like this type of system as it works well on watering the rooting system of the trees as our yard has a lot of clay that seems to not take the water to the roots. Good luck.
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Yes . Also, you could use one hose . Buy an adapter that you can attach a drip irrigation system (1/8 " tubing) to and put an emitter at each tree . This works for smaller trees. A drip system will put out. 2/3 gl per hour.
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No! you need to measure or estimate the diameter of the trunk of your tree about 1foot above the ground. 1-2 inches takes 2 spikes 3in.3, 4in.4 and so on. the circumference of the tree makes no difference. the spikes should be placed at least 30 inches from the trunk of the tree. Spikes need to be placed at the drip line around the circumference of the tree. If your tree is only 18in. at the drip line it is probably to small for spikes.
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Yes you can use the spikes for houseplants but not a full spike. I noticed when using a full spike the leaves burned. When using the spikes you want to use pieces of s single spike or dissolve one spike in a bottle of water then feed quarterly.
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I used one spike per 10-inch pot, but the water lilies didn't bloom as well as they have other years. So I'd use two or three per pot. I wish the directions were clearer. Also, they did not say to remove the tight plastic wrap on each spike, but it seems like it should come off so I removed it (wasn't easy).