Gsquared
Shohin
@M. Frary thanks for the advice on use of Miracle Grow. I tried organic homemade bone/blood/rapeseed cakes but my wily wire fox terrier loved them a little to much and ate them all. Then it was fish emulsion. That drove him even more nuts because he could smell the prize but could never find it.
At last a club member just said use Miracle Grow. But their advice was to use it at half strength. The whole "burn the roots" fear. I increased it to full strength then eventually did 1.5x strength. Over the years I added Osmocote which was helpful, got a better constant flow of nutrients. Still not enough food, or so I know now.
I kept hearing about the evils of chemical fertilizer and how much better organic were. The terrier had passed so tried cakes again. Put them on the trees and they disappeared overnight. All of them. Rats, raccoons, possums. Something loved them to rip open the covers. Enough already. I'm going back.
I'm glad to hear that 5x Miracle Grow tip. Gonna try it this year. I got some organic Portland Rose society fertilizer from the bonsai club and will use that too as the slow release. People swear by it because it has some myccorhizae in it...new to me. Some dogs seem to like that too, but thankfully my Airedale is not interested in it. It is smelly and I have quite a bit of it, but glad to hear Miracle Grow tip. I have always preferred it, but so many people are dead set against. I'm going back to it.
At last a club member just said use Miracle Grow. But their advice was to use it at half strength. The whole "burn the roots" fear. I increased it to full strength then eventually did 1.5x strength. Over the years I added Osmocote which was helpful, got a better constant flow of nutrients. Still not enough food, or so I know now.
I kept hearing about the evils of chemical fertilizer and how much better organic were. The terrier had passed so tried cakes again. Put them on the trees and they disappeared overnight. All of them. Rats, raccoons, possums. Something loved them to rip open the covers. Enough already. I'm going back.
I'm glad to hear that 5x Miracle Grow tip. Gonna try it this year. I got some organic Portland Rose society fertilizer from the bonsai club and will use that too as the slow release. People swear by it because it has some myccorhizae in it...new to me. Some dogs seem to like that too, but thankfully my Airedale is not interested in it. It is smelly and I have quite a bit of it, but glad to hear Miracle Grow tip. I have always preferred it, but so many people are dead set against. I'm going back to it.
