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Fertiliser for plants

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  • 18-03-2022 10:07am
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    happylad
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    Hi all,

    Just wondering what fertiliser would be advisable for

    Lawns

    Flowers

    Shrubs (red robin, green leaf shrubs etc) and trees

    Would you just use granular fertilser like 10 10 20 or something like 0 7 30

    Thanks in advance



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    magicbastarder
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    shrubs and trees, i would not fertilise unless i knew there was a deficiency i needed to address.

    are the flowers in the ground, or in containers? i would suggest pelleted chicken manure, or maybe fish, blood and bone.



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    happylad
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭happylad


    Thanks for getting back to me magicbastarder. The flowers are in the garden. I have a red Robin plant that losing its leaves and a black beauty shrub that looks like its lacking so not sure do they need something



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    Jim_Hodge
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118801890#Comment_118801890

    Neither of those, if over two years old, should require feeding. There are several shrubs called Black Beauty. If it's the Hebe you should avoid feeding it.

    For the lawn, 7-6-17 will do . Avoid 10-10-20.



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    happylad
    Registered Users Posts: 215 ✭✭happylad


    Jim. Many thanks for your advice on this.



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