2/22/2009


Hi Everyone...

Just bought " Growmore Citrus & Avocado Food "
7-3-3 Organic. What do you think of it and can it
be fed to Fig Trees ? Thanks..


Cheers.Joe.....

I think that a 7-3-3 formulation would work better as a foliar application, than applied through the soil - Millet

It's likely ok, but I'd rather see the potassium number (the third number) closer to the nitrogen (first number). Of course that depends on your soil; in our hungry Florida sands, we tend to use something like a 10-2-10 or 8-2-8. If your soil has some potassium in it, you may not need to do that.

I don't know if this is the same as the Vigoro Citrus and Avocado fertilizer that I saw from Home Depot. For such fertilizer, I always look for the guaranteed analysis and look up at the micronutrients. The one that's included in the Vigoro brand contains Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Mo, S, Cu and others.

Micronutrients are very important to have consistent quality fruit production and healthy trees.

I wouldn't bother with it just because it is an organic fertilizer. For containerized citrus the easiest method is a slow release fertilizers like Osmocote. Or a slow release fertilizer plus an occasional water soluble fertilizer. - Millet (1,426-)