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Old 07-05-2020, 02:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: new Blue Java in zone 7A

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Originally Posted by csdude55 View Post
What brand are you using? I'm having a tough time finding any with good reviews, they keep saying it's poor quality and runs off too quickly. I usually use liquid fertilizer because of that, but I'm not finding liquid 13-13-13.

And you said you use it on mature plants, do you think it would burn a pup as small as mine?
I buy mine at ACE hardware..the brand is red fox. it may run off quickly, but i fertilize weekly so not an issue.
As far as burning your plant, ive used it since mine were that size... i would not put it right on the pstem, and i would reduce the application to prob 2 TBSP per week. My plants were your size when i started them in the ground 4 months ago.. they are prob 13/14 feet now, with 7-9 ft of pstem. The new leaves are almost 6 ft long.. and it pushes a new one about every 6 days. Seeing as how you only have one plant, you can use a specialized water soluble fert such as Banana fuel from wellspring. Its expensive, but not bad for only one small plant.
I am switching over to urea and potassium sulphate as this bag of triple 13 is about gone. Gonna try the new regimen for a while and see how it goes.
Home depot typically has 10-10-10, and its used often also.
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