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hammer524

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Fertilize after planting?
« on: August 29, 2021, 08:49:11 PM »
Hello, I am re-landscaping my back yard. In spring of next year, I plan to plant some of my tropicals from pots into the ground. I am going to amend my poor clay soil and get it tested in November.

I've been reading Florida's Best Fruiting Plants 2nd edition as a resource and the author suggests not fertilizing newly planted trees except for mangos. The author wrote "tender feeder roots should be given a chance to develop and extend into nearby soil." This is counterintuitive from what I've read and seen. Besides mangos, I plan to plant a variety of species.

As a rule of thumb, should I plan to lightly fertilize my newly planted tropicals in spring? Or should I be safe? Wait a month and then fertilize since my environment is different than Florida?
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Re: Fertilize after planting?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2021, 11:08:37 PM »
The answer to your question is not a simple Yes or No.
First of all what are you fertlizing and what kind of fertlizer are
you using. And furthermore as you already mentioned where
are you fertlizing. I am sure Florida sand and Arizona clay would
have different requirements. Allot of forum members prefer slow
release fertilizers especially for newly planted trees. I am impatient
and have to be careful I don't fertilize too much

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Re: Fertilize after planting?
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2021, 12:31:41 AM »
I probably belong in the fertilize too much camp. My initial thinking was to sprinkle hollytone into the soil then add diluted seaweed& fish emulsion then top dress with compost. I should probably just stick to granular fertilizer to prevent me from going overboard when I finally plant