digitS'
Garden Master
I should really have my dahlia garden soil tested . . .
This having different gardens for different flowers makes for different plant needs depending on the plant and the garden.
No, I don't always grow snapdragons in 1 bed and always grow zinnias in another. But, those plants and several others are in one place. And, the dahlias are in another place. By themselves . . . with only me to keep them company . . .
Anyway, for 20 years of growing dahlias, I fertilized them with Miracle Gro thru their season. Then, I began to question whether I was getting too much fertilizer on them - taller plants, smaller flowers. I learned that some dahlia growers - strictly - do not fertilize during the growing season.
So, I changed the program and only applied 16-16-16 to the soil last spring. But, how much for a full season of growing for these big plants? (They were a little too big last year . . .)
Is 1 pound per 100 square feet enough?
Is 3 pounds per 100 square feet too much?
Steve
who will continue to use Miracle Gro on the snapdragons, zinnias, and such
This having different gardens for different flowers makes for different plant needs depending on the plant and the garden.
No, I don't always grow snapdragons in 1 bed and always grow zinnias in another. But, those plants and several others are in one place. And, the dahlias are in another place. By themselves . . . with only me to keep them company . . .
Anyway, for 20 years of growing dahlias, I fertilized them with Miracle Gro thru their season. Then, I began to question whether I was getting too much fertilizer on them - taller plants, smaller flowers. I learned that some dahlia growers - strictly - do not fertilize during the growing season.
So, I changed the program and only applied 16-16-16 to the soil last spring. But, how much for a full season of growing for these big plants? (They were a little too big last year . . .)
Is 1 pound per 100 square feet enough?
Is 3 pounds per 100 square feet too much?
Steve
who will continue to use Miracle Gro on the snapdragons, zinnias, and such