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HD28Cat Louisville, KY May 21, 2008

Hi ya'll. I am getting overwhelmed again :-) I have planted so much new stuff in the past year and I am driving myself crazy trying to get a handle on when to feed what, and how and when to prune what etc....
I have a big container of miracle grow all purpose fertilizer. Its a granular 10-10-10 and says it feeds for up to 4 months. Is it generally OK to put this on everything I have in my yard every few months or am I wasting my time?

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tommyr2006 Poughkeepsie, NY(Zone 6a) May 21, 2008

Follow label directions! I can't state this enough. What plants are you wanting to feed?

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HD28Cat Louisville, KY May 21, 2008

Well nothing in particular, I guess more than anything I am just looking for an easy way to make sure I keep everything fed and healthy.

Here is a list of what I have (in no particular order)

Fothergilla
Nandina
Arundo Donax
Little Henry Sweetspire Itea
Shasta Viburnum
Star Magnolia
Weeping Crabapple
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Lenten Rose Hellebore
Fountain Grass
Hosta
Boxwood
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Knock out rose
Crossvine
Iris
Liriope
Vinca Minor (myrtle bowles)
Hicks Yew
Carlcephalum Viburnum


Perennials:

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons'
Echinacea 'twilight'
Shasta Daisy 'Becky'
Caradonna Salvia

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PaulFromAL Piedmont, AL(Zone 7b) May 21, 2008

You could get all the info on fertilizing and plant maintenance right here on Dave's I'm sure, but if now or in the future you'd like to have a book about those things, herbaceous perennials anyways, Tracy DiSabto Aust's, "The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques" is a great resource...if you think of doing so make sure you get the revised 2006 edition....also "Caring for Perennials: What to Do and When to Do it" by Janet Macunovich is a worhwhile read for sure, maybe just get them from your library and if you like'em a bunch...get'um......

Paul from Alabama

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