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Dec 21, 2014 7:23 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
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In my opinion, Jim, as usual, is absolutely right. I probably use (at least) a half dozen fertilizers and I have not seen a difference whether I use non-urea or urea fertilizer. I would purchase something like 20-20-20 ORCHID fertilizer though. The three numbers you see would be the same ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium regardless of the brand of fertilizer but the micronutrients found in ORCHID fertilizer is the key. IF you put your plants on a regular schedule of fertilization now, this might just stimulate your plants to bloom. Do follow the adage: "WEAKLY-WEEKLY". During the winter months I will reduce my dilution to 1/4 tsp. per gallon and then during the spring/summer, I will dilute mine to 1/2 tsp. per gallon. I typically will water between every fertilization though, just to wash any salts out of my media.
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