Gro Power 3-12-12 or 8-6-8

[Tony714]

Hi guys,

I currently have multi grafted trees lynchee graft on longan, atemoyas graft on cherimoya tree, orange, tangerine, lemon graft on citrus tree.   they are in ground 2-3 years now.
i went to local store and they have these 2 ferts Gro Power 3-12-12 and 8-6-8 .   

if anyone has used it/them, please let me know which one benefits my trees.  how often and ration?


thank you in advance,
tony

PS:   i m in Fountain Valley, backyard is small so i try to keep my trees small and low.

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Tony I saw your other post asking me about gro power.  I use both the 8 6 8 and 3 12 12.  It just depends what you are going for really and what plants. 

8 6 8 is good for most everything.  But once your trees are already large and very fruitful you can switch to 3 12 12.  The 8 6 8 just has more nitrogen so it will make more vigorous growth if that's what you want.  I use it about 4 times a year.  I'm going to put out 40lbs on Monday so it gets rained in next week.  Then hit it again in a couple months and on...

Small doses more often is better than lots all at once.  Easy on the lychee too, they are sensitive to fertilizers.  For lychee I use sulfer or iron sulfate also.  Or cottonseed meal.  They need more acidic soil than other plants. 

[Tony714]

Thank you Brad for responding to my questions.    do you have specific ratio that you follow?

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I'm not sure exactly what you mean by ratio?  Amount to use? 

I just use fistfuls depending on the size of the plant.  Full size tree I would throw three or 4 big fistfuls at, a newly planted tree just a couple spoon fulls.  I spread it in the mulch and water it in or do it before it rains. 

[Tony714]

yes, i meant amount of fert and you answered it.  thank you for sharing.