A Question for the Southern Gardeners

[Guest guest]

Hey there Southern Gardeners .. Zone 9 or so .. should I fertilize my

jasmine sambac now to get lots of blossoms? The " tulip trees " (the

real name is escaping me at the moment) in my neighbor's yard is in

bloom .. the forsythia's are not far behind I'm sure.

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

[Guest guest]

you know, I would. I just do it when I think of it  and then of course dead

heading the spent blooms works well. You could use a timed release product.  I

know natural is preferred but I don't like running the risk of salmonella. 

There are recipes on line for natural, know the ph of your plants and then use

the approproiate form.

 

growing up my step grand dad had a huge cememt compost bin. his father came from

Wales so they did things like that.....not sure if thats a welsh practice but I

know that soil in the bin was beautiful.

 

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[Guest guest]

No, don't fertilize or prune or otherwise disturb any plants at this

time. Both fertilizing and pruning will encourage young, fresh growth in

the next few weeks, and you could still have a frost or freeze, and it

would travel deep into the plant via the new tissue and might kill the

plant.

 

Wait until the end of March. Even here in Miami, we don't fertilize

until March.

 

 

 

 

 

Hey there Southern Gardeners .. Zone 9 or so .. should I fertilize my

jasmine sambac now to get lots of blossoms? The " tulip trees " (the

real name is escaping me at the moment) in my neighbor's yard is in

bloom .. the forsythia's are not far behind I'm sure.

<http://www.alittleolfactory.com>

 

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Best Wishes Always,

 

http://NaturalPerfumers.com

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

You can, however, start throwing coffee grounds and veggie scraps around the

base of the tree. Put your veggie scraps into the blender, grind them fine,

then pour at the root line of the trees. All this will draw the worms which

will give the tree the best growth you have seen.

Gayla Roberts

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" Perfumes " <anya

 

Monday, February 16, 2009 9:18 AM

Re: A Question for the Southern Gardeners

 

 

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> No, don't fertilize or prune or otherwise disturb any plants at this

> time. Both fertilizing and pruning will encourage young, fresh growth in

> the next few weeks, and you could still have a frost or freeze,