"The Dynamite is a 9 month release so the Nutricote releases faster, is that good or bad? "
Susan, this means that the 9 month release continues to release fertilizer for 9 months if the proper temperature and water are present. Nutricote is a heat and water release fertilizer. It does not begin releasing fertilizer until the GROUND temperature reaches about 70 degrees. You can Google to find out when the ground temperature reaches 70 degrees in your area. Here in NW GA. the ground temperature does not reach 70 degrees until near the end of May. We use the 6 month release Nutricote instead of 9 month. Once the ground temperature cools in the late fall, Nutricote will stop releasing the fertilizers here. Water is also instrumental in releasing the fertilizer, too. We buy the 50 lb. bags of Nutricote from a garden center in an adjoining county. If we only had a small number of daylilies, we would probably buy Dynamite (which is Nutricote) at Lowes or Home Depot. We use the 3:1:2 formula or the closest to that ratio. We try to get the Nutricote with trace elements included. Also, the 6 month release is cheaper than the 9 month release.
Doris
