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May 18, 2016 10:14 AM CST
Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)
Region: Pacific Northwest Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
Warm welcome from the Pacific Northwest, alinadunc. I just use a general pelleted organic fertilizer in the early spring when plants are emerging (when I remember) and sometimes after I have cut my perennials back after blooming (again when I remember). I sprinkle it around the plant and either scratch it in or cover with a compost mulch. I tried being more specific (e.g., something wants bloodmeal, something else wants kelp) but found the boxes/sacks just slowly melted into my storage bench and became infested with weird bugs. I can't speak to your specific plants, which seem to be more tropical (way out of my zone), perhaps they need a better boost? I try to stick to natives or easy-care plants to cut down on coddling.
I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.

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