Hydrofarm Happy Frog fertiliser...

[fredman]

Just saw this on a local site. It looks worth looking into, but not to much information about it. Anybody use these or has more info about it? Is it powder/granule or dissolved in water?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/home-livin...sers-soil-conditioners/auction-1085981420.htm

 

[M. Frary]

It's what the weed growers here use. Among other things.
It works for the weeds.

 

[fredman]

LoL..must be good stuff then

 

[aml1014]

I've used it for a few years with pretty good results, I use the all purpose 5-5-5 though.
It's in a somewhat powder form and I'll just spread little piles on the soil surface.

Aaron

 

[fredman]

Thanks Aaron.

 

[aml1014]

Thanks Aaron.

Here's a picture of my stuff.
Only downfall I've had is in spring when I don't have my shade cloth up the birds will go NUTS for the stuff, and boy does it have an acquired scent lmao especially on fish emulsion days, those two together could kill a man.

Aaron


P.s. I literally found about a inch size frog in a bag last year.

 

[wireme]

Here's a picture of my stuff.View attachment 104862
Only downfall I've had is in spring when I don't have my shade cloth up the birds will go NUTS for the stuff, and boy does it have an acquired scent lmao especially on fish emulsion days, those two together could kill a man.

Aaron


P.s. I literally found about a inch size frog in a bag last year.

Was it a happy frog?

 

[aml1014]

Was it a happy frog?

Lol that's what my thought was. I was like "holy sh#t, there are literally frogs in this stuff, I don't think they're to happy"lol

Aaron

 

[BethF]

The reviews on Amazon are good. Oddly, the site says the product isn't sold in Illinois. Wonder what's up with that? Anyway, here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/FoxFarm-FX14055-Happy-Japanese-Fertilizer/dp/B002KIYXP8. I'm going to try it. Often my maples react to fertilization by throwing off useless, coarse growth. Maybe the NPK balance in the stuff will prevent this from happening. We shall see.

 

[fredman]

Yeah mine to. Two years in a row now that I had to cut back almost all the new growth. Its frustrating. I'm trying to get a short first node to start off building a branch, but that first ones keeps growing a long internode. To much N sounds logic to me...
I'm thinking put this stuff in a PVC pipe cut off, on top the soil.....
Aaron thanks for the photo. That is exactly what I wanted to know. It doesn't dissolve quickly does it? Its organic, so it will break down slowly into the soil....?