What kind of fertilizer do I use on Evergreen trees?
Question:I don't think those fertizlier spikes seems to work. Looking for something with even coverage. Located in Columbus Ohio.
Answers:
Any kind of granular fertilizer is fine. Look for the "first" number on the bag to be higher than the 2nd and 3rd. This signifies the % of nitrogen available to the plant, and should be somewhere around 23% to 30%. You want a higher nitrogen level to promote green leafy growth, which is what you need for an evergreen. Hand spread about a cup per tree around the root zone away from the trunk about 3 or 4 feet. There are a number of fertilizers on the market to choose from, just make sure that it has a higher nitrogen content and your evergreens will grow well and flourish in your landscape.. Hope this answers your question..
...Billy Ray
Miracid.
evergreens are acid loving. try 'muracid' and keep it mulched with pine whick will add extra acid as it decomposes.
i have found that holly tone works the best
i second the holly tone. miracid sucks. holly tone is better because its a slow release fertilizer, which means it feeds at a slower rate over a longer period of time. that's much better for the plant. its a granular and you just scratch it into the soil surface 3 times/year and water it in a little. miracid is too strong to fast, and plants get dependent on it and then look like crap if you forget to feed.
Many sources state you should allow a tree to adapt to it's environment as such fertilizing would be skipped. Evergreens as you probably know are acid loving trees, check your soils pH balance and use that to determine your next step. Throwing chemicals down to alter your soils pH balance without that information is ill advised.
Compost with pine needles would work to acidify your soil some.
Miracid and all the rest will work but only if they are properly applied. Put the fertilizer under the tree, all right, but concentrate it in the drip line. That's the area where rain drips off the tree. The roots in that area are the ones that collect the moisture and therefore the fertilizer and start it on the way to the tips of the branches, where all the growth occurs.
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