Japanese maple trees generally grow best in US hardiness zones 5 to 8, ... Gardeners often ask whether it is necessary to fertilize established trees - here, but it is often not needed.

Garden references vary about how much fertilizer to apply to trees and shrubs. A general rule is to use 1/4 to 1/2 pound of nitrogen per inch of diameter for trees 6 inches or more in diameter at ...

• Per tree, spikes are a little more expensive than granular or liquid fertilizer. • Sideways fertilizer movement is limited in the soil. This means the spikes sometimes only distribute nutrients to a ...

I hope you had some outdoor time on Sunday and have started your spring to do list! If you have never fertilized your yard and garden before – be brave and try it this year. Let’s chat about ...

Use a complete fertilizer for woody plants with a ratio in the 3:1:1 to 4:1:2 range, such as 15-5-5 or 20-1-10. If soil and foliar test results are available, follow the recommendations on the ...

Fertilize in the fall for the healthiest plants and trees and a thicker lawn that’ll be tempting you to frolic barefoot in the grass. The primary nutrient needed for your landscape is Nitrogen.

So unless you're seeing signs of poor growth or malnutrition (stunting, yellowish needles, etc.), you can skip fertilizer. If you're not sure, I'd invest $9-$10 in a soil test first to see what ...

When you fertilize the container plants, the excess fertilizer will drain out of the pots and feed the tree roots. Finished compost or bark mulch shouldn’t interfere with fertilizing your trees.

If you have any citrus trees in pots, it is time to fertilzie them with a citrus fertilizer (I like Arizona Best.) HOWEVER, and this is a big however, if you have planted annual flowers underneath ...