I read that peter's super bloom booster 10=50-10 with micronutients is good.
(I did read the sticky already).
Thanks
What fertilizer do you use on plumeria?
I found more info as I "carefully" read the stick again :-)
I really want Peter's bloom booster but can't find a source for online delivery. Does anyone know where I can order this, or another good fertilizer online?
Thanks
You should be able to buy it at Lowes indie the store in seasonal .
You can buy it here on line at Secret gardens I also buy my pots from them and some great plants !
http://www.secretgardenrareplants.com/catalog.cfm?category_id=16
We use and have for about 4 years now outside and on Plumeiras Vf-11 and they love it !
Hi Allison. Thank you for this website. I really appreciate it.
Maureen, check this thread out: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/692567/ It has a lot of good information in it about fertilizing that was discussed recently.
Maureen, since you asked about fertilizing again on your other thread, I'll cut and paste the information that was recently posted in the thread by John:
"Hi John,
There are so many different opinions about fertilizing, and there is probably no right way or one way for everyone. What is right for one person in one climate may not be right for another grower in another area.
My thoughts are that you definitely need to wait until your plants have leaves and are outdoors in full sun after the last frost date has passed for your area before you begin to fertilize.
The SuperBloom and Bloombooster formulas have been touted as the best fertilizers to start with in the past, and I would go ahead and use what you bought, but more and more growers are choosing to stay with balanced fertilizers such as 20-20-20 or something similar. It is actually the last number, potassium, which is the most beneficial to flowering from what I understand from our friend Kukiat.
I will do a search to find Kukiat's fertilizing recommendations, which is what I will follow. I'm sure I have it saved on my computer somewhere. In the meantime, Jack has written something similar after learning from Kukiat also: http://socalplumeriacare.com/Fertilizing-plumeria-SF.htm
Here is the information that Kukiat wrote about fertilizing. I will add this to the FAQ's sticky thread:
'As for P and K, there is no need use a lot of P since most plants need it only little as compared to K. However, the P is also important for the growth of plants. Large quanity of P can be used to slow down the growth of the plants since it lowers the availability of N. Once the growth slow down, the plants accumulate food (in term of Carbohydrates) and increase the C/N ratio. (Note that C=Carbohydrate, N=Nitrogen.) This means that plants have lot of food and may be ready to bloom if the condition of the plant is right. In citrus, I have to lower the amount of water too (meaning lower the N since the N is the most water soluble one) in order to get the high C/N ratio. We are able to get our citrus trees to bloom at a specific time this way.
'However most P is generally fixed by clay particles and accumulated in the soil. Over a period of time, there will be too much P in the soil and make other elements like N and K less available for plants to absorb.
'I think it is important to note here that not all plants are the same. Their requirement for food elements also differs from plant to plant.' "
-Kukiat
Clare, thank you very much. I did see the fertilizer thread in the sticky and it was very helpful, and thank you for the info from Kukiat. I decided to get Peter's bloom booster 10-50-10, I ordered it last night.
maureenpm00 --- If you have a Lowes or Home Depot in your area they should have it? This will save you S&H charges in the future. (A former neighbor from Massapequa Park.)
Tplant -- hi. How are you? Can you believe I can't find anything at our HD? They don't ever carry promix, I've never seen rootone (they carry the schultz rooting hormone) and I was just there this weekend and all they had was miracle grow bloom booster. I wanted the peter's because it's got the micronutrients.
I found the peter's bloombooster at a mail order comany in florida. I ordered that and superthrive, and they only charged me 5.30, for shipping which is exactly what it cost them.
I'm going to try the Lowe's that recently opened in Bay shore. I'm hoping they have a better garden supply dept than Home depot.
p.s. How do you like Pembrooke pines? My friend moved to Sunrise a few years ago and loves it.
Hi Maureen,
if you are ever visiting NJ, you can get Peter's at HD's in Newark and East Hanover and likely more HDs. Also, Metropolitan Plant Exchange (West Orange, Fort Lee, Paramus) carries it. I wound up with 2 bags of it, I found it everywhere and forgot I already bought it.
HI bbinnj - thank you for the info on Peter's. I found it, I'm so happy. The company I got it from, Green Barn orchid supplies is a great company. I got my peter's and superthrive from them. For shipping charges, they only charged me what the postage cost them -- which was 5.30. I'm really pleased with this company and will post on watchdog.
M
Hi M -- Love the "Pines" as we call it and we have a two Lowes plus a Home Depot with a new one opening this summer closer to me. Between them I don't have any problems getting gardening supplies and am surprised "things" are not available in your store?