Crepemyrtle?
Question:I have a red rocket crepemyrtle. What fertilzer do yall add for blooms?
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Hello, I have 6 red rockets, they are nice! I usually add 10-10-10 about 1 cup for each tree early in the spring. Later in spring I use epsom salt as well. Supposed to promote blooming.Not knowing the age of your crepe myrtles, but if they are about 3 or 4 feet tall they may not bloom until next year. If you have older trees, make sure you trim last years blooms off of them, they drop petals from flowers but bloom stem remains! Be sure to cut them off every year, if not they won't bloom as much. Hope this helps
A complete general-purpose garden fertilizer -- such as 8-8-8, 10-10-10, 12-4-8 or 16-4-8 -- is ideal for crape myrtle. To newly planted small plants (1-gallon size), apply 1 teaspoon of fertilizer monthly from March to August along the perimeter of the planting hole. Larger, established plants will benefit from one broadcast application of fertilizer in spring. Apply 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 at a rate of 1 lb. per 100 sq. ft. or 12-4-8 or 16-4-8 at a rate of ½ lb. per 100 sq. ft. Avoid over-fertilization because it causes excess growth and reduced flowering. The best time to fertilize is just before a rain. Otherwise, water in the fertilizer after application with irrigation. It is not necessary to remove mulch when fertilizing.
Never have to, mine do fine, have over 20 diff. varieties and they all bloom very well.
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