Fertilizer on seedlings?

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mlm01 St. Louis, MO(Zone 5b) Jan 15, 2005

My tree seedlings (Japanese red maple and Amur maple) just got their first set of real leaves and some are working on their second.

I have some alaska startup fertilizer; http://homeharvest.com/plantstarterfertilizer.htm and I was thinking of putting it in a spray bottle and feeding them some.

Is this a good idea?

thanks for any advice,

Maureen

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Jan 18, 2005

leave it for a while , they need to get there roots down and out , looking for food and water, they do need to do that here . compost or mulch is mild and kind,

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mlm01 St. Louis, MO(Zone 5b) Jan 18, 2005

I think I will leave it for a while.

Thanks alot,

Maureen

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Jan 22, 2005

Fertilizer will only promote top growth, and bootandall gave good advice. Wait to feed for awhile, then only half strength. For the first year or two, you need roots worse than the pretty part. It will make for a more established tree later.

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mlm01 St. Louis, MO(Zone 5b) Jan 25, 2005

Actually I put a very watered down version of some 0-10-10 fertilizer on those seedlings that had 2 sets of real leaves on tonight. It calls for 1 tablespoon per gallon, and I put 1/2 teaspoon in 1 gallon of water. I hoping that this will not give any boost to top growth, and just help the roots out.

We'll see! :)

Thanks,

Maureen

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