Texas Gardening: Fall Blooms & Color, Part 2, 1 by htop

htop wrote:
podster, my Uruguayan firecracker has struggled each year in the sun when it gets really hot. I had it part shade; however, it did not bloom much. I have potted it now and am moving it around to see where it will be happy. I have a feeling that it does not enjoy rich soil. I added compost that had turkey manure in it in the fall last year and I think that it was burning this plant up. What has been your experience with fertilizing it?

My red firespike is going crazy. I ahve a lot of them and I always anxiously await their blooms.