Fertilizers
Question: What kind of fertilizer should I use when I plant my tomato plants?
Answer: Art Knapp 8-20-20 vegetable & tomato (granular fertilizer). This is a slow-release formula good for approx 6 weeks.
Question: What is the best food to use this spring for young shrubs planted last fall?
Answer: The best fertilizer for shrubs planted last fall would be 6-8-6 all-purpose fertilizer. It's a granular fertilizer with an organic base. Work some in around the base of the shrubs, water it all in, and that should be sufficient for this year.
Question: When the tag says to fertilize perennials & shrubs in the spring, what is the suggested fertilizer?
Answer: There are a couple of different fertilizers you could use for your perennials and shrubs. The Art Knapp's Tree, Shrub and Hedge food (18-4-8) is good for things such as evergreen shrubs. The Art Knapp's flower and vegetable (8-20-20) is good for all of your perennials and flowering shrubs. Both of these fertilizers are slow release, granular application. If you wanted to use a water soluble product that should be applied every 2 weeks for best results, I would recommend Plant Prod 30-10-10 for your evergreens and Art Knapp's 12--36-12 for your flowers, (annual and perennial) and other flowering shrubs.
Question: When is the right time to begin to fertilize the lawn in the spring?
Answer: A. There is often a rush to get fertilizer on our brown early spring lawns. The truth is, though, that putting fertilizer on earlier doesn't make the lawn green up any faster. Lawns won't use the nutrients until conditions are right. Watch the lawn as the weather warms up in spring. When it begins to green up on its own, apply Lawn Treat 13-5-7.
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