I'm a plant fanatic and often have free time. I love to fertilize my plants and if I have one which is special to me I give it special treatment. I take a gallon milk jug and poke a tiny hole in the bottom near one side and place it near the plant. I mix my favorite water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle Grow or Fish Emulsion and fill the gallon bottle ..The fertilizer leaks out of the tiny hole and deeply into the root zone....that's where I want it to be, not running off the surface,