lia
New Member
Posts: 49
|
Post by lia on Dec 26, 2019 11:51:19 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by kelley on Dec 26, 2019 13:20:31 GMT -5
If I detect a need for trace elements, which I rarely do, I mix a spray of blood meal and fish emulsion and spray the foilage and let the trees absorbe it. Light spray, as high nitrongen is in both. Usually this is not needed as I feed both in the soil. Not the most good smelling spray but effective. An added benefit.....pest seem to shy away from sprayed trees. Can FE be sprayed in cooler temps (over winter/above 40 degrees Fahrenheit), or does it need warm temps to be broken down? |
|
marro
Full Member
Posts: 124
|
Post by marro on Dec 26, 2019 13:29:21 GMT -5
Peters 25 lb bag last several years for your 50 some trees. I use it with rainwater, which is very acidic, you have to add some lime to bring p/h to about 6 or 6.5.
|
|
|
|
Post by millet on Dec 26, 2019 13:46:38 GMT -5
Foliage Pro is a good fertilizer, but it is way to expensive. I use Peters 25-5-15 W/TM on all my trees. One bag last me about a year.
|
|
lia
New Member
Posts: 49
|
Post by lia on Dec 26, 2019 15:30:44 GMT -5
Foliage Pro is a good fertilizer, but it is way to expensive. I use Peters 25-5-15 W/TM on all my trees. One bag last me about a year. It is! I am in West Texas and all my trees are in 511 fir bark, I water a lot! What is TM? Going to use Peters 25-5-15. Thank you! |
|
lia
New Member
Posts: 49
|
Post by lia on Dec 26, 2019 15:32:33 GMT -5
Peters 25 lb bag last several years for your 50 some trees. I use it with rainwater, which is very acidic, you have to add some lime to bring p/h to about 6 or 6.5. Thank you! Our tap water here has a ph level of more than 7, would I still need to add lime to bring it down? |
|
marro
Full Member
Posts: 124
|
Post by marro on Dec 26, 2019 16:23:14 GMT -5
No no, do not add lime when your p/h is over 7. You got to bring your p/h down when it is higher than 7. I use white vinegar.
If you have a lot of tree’s I mix water in a 32 gl garbage container. I use a coffee can per tree.
|
|
|
|
Post by millet on Dec 27, 2019 12:23:07 GMT -5
lia, TM stands for Trace Minerals.
|
|
lia
New Member
Posts: 49
|
Post by lia on Dec 27, 2019 12:53:07 GMT -5
No no, do not add lime when your p/h is over 7. You got to bring your p/h down when it is higher than 7. I use white vinegar. If you have a lot of tree’s I mix water in a 32 gl garbage container. I use a coffee can per tree. Yeah, I have been looking for calcium source that would not raise the ph level of my mix. As to what to use to mix them, my hubby will be happy to know that I have finally found a way to use those big drums he brought home from work haha. Thank you! |
|
lia
New Member
Posts: 49
|
Post by lia on Dec 27, 2019 12:56:05 GMT -5
lia, TM stands for Trace Minerals. Thank you, Millete! Can you recommend a good TM source/brand? I am right now considering the Florikan Meg Iron V Micronutrient mix and been browsing the different forums for a review, but I couldn’t find one. Would that be okay to use? I really appreciate all the input! |
|
verax
New Member
Posts: 4
|
Post by verax on Apr 28, 2020 22:18:42 GMT -5
Urine is the best fertilizer for citrus. NPK.
|
|
|
|
Post by millet on Apr 29, 2020 9:47:53 GMT -5
I use Peters Professional 25-5-15 on all of my citrus. It has the 5-1-3 ratio for citrus. Foliage-Pro is indeed a good fertilizer, but it becomes expensive when a quantity of trees must be fertilizer. In my opinion Peters 25-5-15 is the best of the best.
|
|
|
|
Post by douglove on Sept 30, 2020 11:08:47 GMT -5
Do any of you use solely organic fertilizers for your trees?
I'm a bit concerned to use non-organic fertilizers, I'd rather grow organic fruits. It is however quite hard to find organic citrus fertilizer here in Canada.
I'm considering making my own mix to get something close to that 5-1-3 ratio. I'd like to know if any of you do anything like that, and what are you using.
|
|
|
|
Post by lebmung on Sept 30, 2020 14:53:19 GMT -5
Soluble fertilizers do just fine, with low levels of heavy metals, chlorine, sodium. Pots have a limited space to break down nutrients with organic fertilizers.
Nitrates are the only concern, but those come with a high activity of bacteria. So not overfertilizing might help.
|
|
|
|
Post by millet on Sept 30, 2020 15:15:16 GMT -5
douglove, Organic fertilizers are not useable by plants until they have first been broken down by microorganisms into a useable form that the tree can use. Organic fertilizers are OK for trees growing in the ground, and that is because the soil contains billions and billions of microorganisms. However, they do not work in container production, because a container medium does not contain the microorganisms to accomplish the breakdown, therefore the tree cannot us them..
|
|
