Liquid or Water Soluble Fertilizer

[Tree Spud]

I am looking to add some liquid, or solids that will dissolve in water, fertilizer to my watering tank for my apples. My watering tank is 35 gallons. I will have 80 new trees, plus 40 or so if we get dry conditions to water this summer.

All I am finding is Miracle Grow type stuff.

Can anyone provide any recommendations along with N-P-K ratio?

 

[White Oak]

Is the Miracle Grow type bad for new trees ?. Terry at NWC told me to use it last year ....I got the knock off Walmart brand . Actually he said to give the trees 4 gallons of water first , and in the 5 th gallon add the Miracle grow.

 

[Telemark]

I just dissolve granular fertilizer in water. Been doing it for years.

 

[BrushyPines]

I just dissolve granular fertilizer in water. Been doing it for years.

What is the pound/gallon ratio you use?

 

[4wanderingeyes]

I just dissolve granular fertilizer in water. Been doing it for years.

I have done this as well. I just take the amount of triple 19, or 10, and figure out how much the tree is suppose to get, and mix it in water, and let it dissolve. I have only done this the first year after planting. Then they get about 2 cups of triple 19 one time a year until they produce apples, then they dont get anymore, unless they look deficient.

 

[Tree Spud]

The Miracle Gro is https://www.miraclegro.com/en-us/pr...liquafeed-tomato-fruits-vegetables-plant-food

It's ratio is 9-4-9. Is this the correct balance?

 

[b116757]

I usually just grab a bag of 10-10-10 or 19-19-19 and each tree gets a cup or two depending on size of tree in early spring for my established trees and I look at last years growth of is less than 6” they definitely get fertilizer. I don’t typically fertilize newly planted trees and have never mixed it with water not saying it’s a bad idea just not something I’ve done in the past it would make sense for larger plantings to mix it and kill two birds with one stone. I’d be curious what mix ratio guys doing this are using also.

 

[Telemark]

What is the pound/gallon ratio you use?

I do it per tree. Usually about a cup of fertilizer per ten gallons of water. I only do it if there hasn't been rain for a while. If we are getting regular rain I just throw the fertilizer on the ground near the tree.

 

[Charles Clear]

I've went to Liquid kelp I really like it so far. It's concentrated and makes a lot of fertilizer. Organic too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Liquid-Kel...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

[Telemark]

Also, I don't fertilize newly planted trees. I wait at least two weeks but usually a month or more. It depends on when the tree was planted. Each tree gets fertilizer according to its needs. Usually something like triple 10, but occasionally lawn fertilizer if I want the tree to put on a lot of growth (after a deer attack, for example). I'm trying to switch over to compost and biochar, but I don't make enough for all the trees, and most of them are still quite young.

 

[Telemark]

I've went to Liquid kelp I really like it so far. It's concentrated and makes a lot of fertilizer. Organic too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Liquid-Kelp-Organic-Seaweed-Fertilizer-1-Gallon-of-concentrate/172940612220?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

I just harvested about 200 lbs of kelp from the Norwegian coast over Easter weekend. It's sitting on a pallet so the rain can rinse the salt off it. Looking forward to sharing it around the orchard and garden.

 

[Tree Spud]

I have spread 10-10-10 on the soil and even with multiple rains past 3 weeks not seeing any changes to the fertilizer beads. Looks like a very slow process to dissolve them.

These trees have all been in the ground for 1-2 years and was hoping to give them a boost.

 

[H20fwler]

I would be very careful fertilizing newly planted trees, very easy to burn the roots on young ones. If I think I need to fertilize them I give them half a cup of granular like 10-10-10 or similar out around the dripline once in spring and that is it.
Granular does disolve slow but I think that is a good thing.