2006-10-25 14:17:26 · 8 answers · asked by Myrtle Beach Bob 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
use a fertilizer with low nitrogen content and water the fertilizer in under the drip line of the tree. Nitrogen tends to stimulate twig growth and not flowers. You may not see the results of the fertilizer until next flowering season. But if the tree looks healthy I would try the fertilizer.
2006-10-25 14:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How big is the tree? Magnolias are slow growing. It won't make any difference how much fretalizer you give it, it won't grow any faster! Check the bottom side of the leaves, make sure they don't have any paracites. They happen when the weather is to dry & when it is to wet! They are acid soil loving plants. Soak the roots w/ a solution of water & amonia. 2 cups amonia in a kitchen sized trash can. It will also work of azalias & other acid soil loving plants...there are many on them!
2006-10-25 15:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by cherryfrank@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moral of the story... low nitrogen (first number), higher phosphorus (second number - that affects flowering) and something that has a soil acidifier, because Magnolia prefers an acidic soil.
Try using ESPOMA 'treetone' and iron sulphate. Both are mild and highly organic. If you can't locate these... check out your local independent garden center and pose to them the same question... they'll be able to help you.
Good luck-
2006-10-26 03:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do no longer fertilize it this year. Dig down close to the tree, yet exterior the rootball. How deeply is the floor moist? i'm almost prepared to guess you're able to desire to water it greater. (i'm some hours S of you, interior the Willamette Valley -- my first year bushes get an hour's sluggish trickle as quickly as a week this summer season, and that they are nonetheless somewhat on the dry component). attempt giving it an outstanding long soak as quickly as a week if the inspiration zone intensity isn't moist. If the soil is soggy, you besides mght have your answer, and you will shrink the watering.
2016-11-25 20:54:37 · answer #4 · answered by saragosa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are fertilizer spikes that you can buy at Home Depot. They have several kinds: for citrus & advocado trees, for evergreen trees, and for trees, usually 2 brands, Micacle Grow and Vigoro. I'd just get the tree kind. But now is also probably not a good time to fertilize, since it is getting to be cold outside. Fertilizing would stimulate the growth. Wait till spring to do it.
2006-10-25 14:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Magnolias need moist, well drained, rich soil, neutral or slightly acid. Each April top-dress with leaf-mould, peat or compost.
2006-10-25 19:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by hildegard r 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Epsom Salts sprinkled around the "drip line" (where rain drips from leaves) inexpensive and effective. Camelias and Azaleas love this as well. Add a shot of miracle gro.
2006-10-25 22:26:32 · answer #7 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we use a product sold online called spray-n-grow and bill's perfect fertilizer on everything in our yard.they have a great website,plus i know the family that founded the company, they're from the town where we live!look em up at sprayngrow.com
2006-10-26 03:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by tinaluvsglass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go t5o home depot
2006-10-25 14:24:08 · answer #9 · answered by DIrtycircus 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋