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New and Establish Plant Care Guide

Newly Planted

Root Stimulate once a week for 8 weeks.

Mixture = 3 1/2 tablespoons of Fertilome Root Stimulator to 1 gallon water.

NOTE: Root Stimulator stains concrete.

Week 1 - water (with a hose) daily
Week 2 -water every other day (with a hose)
Week 4 to 8 - water twice a week or as needed (with a hose)

Feeding Established Plants
Feeding begins after the 2nd month of planting.
Important: always water the fertilizer in thoroughly and rinse fertilizer off the leaves.
Place the fertilizer at the drip-line of plants not at the trunk or on exposed roots. 
Fertilizer will stain concrete.

Tree & Shrub food
Feed with Fertilome Tree & Shrub food
  • Feed monthly
  • Small, young trees: 2 tablespoons per 1" of diameter. 1 tablespoon for each additional inch of trunk diameter.
  • Larger, more mature trees: 1/2 cup per 6" diameter.
Palms
Feed with Fertilome Tree & Shrub food
  • Feed monthly
  • Apply Manganese Sulphate quarterly to Queen Palms Apply Magnesium sulphate quarterly to all other Palms
  • Each of these is applied at rate of 1/2 cup per 6" trunk diameter.
Flowering Trees & Shrubs
Fertilome Azalea Evergreen Food
  • Apply. Fertilome Azalea Evergreen Food with systemic insecticide Rate 1/4 cup (or one cap full) for every 3' height of plant
  • Apply monthly
Mature Citrus & Tropical Fruit Trees
Apply Fertllome Gardeners Special
  • Rate: 1/2 cup for every foot of branch spread
  • Apply quarterly
  • Apply Minor L (trace elements) monthly Rate= 1 tablespoon for every 3'  height of plant
 Annuals
Blooming &: Rooting
Water 1 tablespoon per gallon weekly
 
 
 
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