This drip-line area is the best for water and fertilizer uptake. Q: Should those green stretchy vinyllike tree bands used to tie trees to stakes when planted be left on until they break by ...

This advice was found on the Internet. Could you clarify this? Also, about fertilizer, are Jobe's tree stakes a good choice? -- Bob Carson Answer: I'm thinking your trees may not need to be pruned ...

Miracle-Gro or Rapid Gro are fine. Or get some fruit tree fertilizer stakes and drive two stakes close to the emitters. Fertilizers are salts. Keep all fertilizers at least 12 inches from the ...

Fertilizer stakes are not preferred because a concentrated amount dissolves in one spot. Mature trees typically don’t need fertilized—and, of course, in the forest, trees don’t get fertilized.

This list includes fertilizer ... We often see recently planted trees with straps attached to the trunk anchored by stakes in ...

A way to avoid this is to pound a wooden stake into the ground first and then pull it ... Don’t be tempted to place the spikes close to the tree trunk. Too much fertilizer can weaken and even kill ...

Even trees will grow in pots ... The water starts to dissolve the fertilizer and carry it down into the root zone. Now’s the time to get your stakes, cages, and other plant supports in place ...

Fertilizing ornamental trees and shrubs once a year is preferable ... Two methods that don't work as well are dry broadcast and stakes and spikes. Neither method gets enough fertilizer to the ...

You can also purchase tree and shrub fertilizer in the form of stakes. These stakes are driven into the soil with a hammer. They should be placed at or near the drip line. Be sure not to drive the ...

Fertilize it next January with a good tree and shrub fertilizer high in nitrogen or use fertilizer stakes placed near the emitters. Prune out any dead branches now, but if you have to prune ...

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner ...

Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize trees and shrubs right now ...