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Our Gemini apple tree needs some fertilizer, we have some left on the farm, it'd think it's DAP. Call it 18 46 20? How much do I put on?
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Soil test. If your local extension office doesn't offer it, you can mail a sample to a lab or use an at-home test like Luster Leaf's Rapitest Soil Test Kit -- the one with the capsules. If you use any compost, chances are 18 46 20 will have insufficient nitrogren and far too much additional phosphorous.
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This is in NW Ontario. I'll likely just use a pinch of fertilizer, and bit of lime.
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I would be reluctant to give it much fertilizer of any type this time of year. You don't want a bunch of new growth late in the season, even more so with your significant winters.
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I would be reluctant to give it much fertilizer of any type this time of year. You don't want a bunch of new growth late in the season, even more so with your significant winters. That's kind or my thoughts too Wabi. Why do you say it needs fertilizer?
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Hmm, the Lady at the tree nursey said to fertilize it?
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Let it grow a year. Next spring take a small cup of urea and sprinkle it evenly just outside the circumference of the drip line. Most locals use a majority nitrogen based fertilizer for the apple trees. This was recommended by my orchard owning friends.
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Forgot to add, encourage the roots to “reach out” for the fertilizer by placing it just outside the drip line.
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Hmm, the Lady at the tree nursey said to fertilize it? Well, following instructions is sometimes a good thing to do. Especially if the Orchard Lady was cute! Did she recommend a type and amount to fertilize with?
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Ya! I second that, IF the orchard lady is HOT! Otherwise go with the folks who know about growing apples. That tree is not old enough this time of year for much of anything except to keep the pestilence at bay!
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Yes Geno, she said to go to Canadian Tire, and buy it, but I'm cheap.
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I need to go out, and cut some deer fence!
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Yes Geno, she said to go to Canadian Tire, and buy it, but I'm cheap. Call up Canuck Tire and ask them to check the constituent levels and see if you have something similar on hand. They get paid to answer the phone I think! And I'm cheap too.
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The deal is that fertilizer added too late in the season causes a flush of growth that depletes the coldhardiness of the plant. Growing tips are carbohydrate sinks. Carbs are the antifreeze that makes the buds resistant to cold. The tree looks fine. I would wait until next year.
Give it a pass this year.
In the colder parts of Ontario, shoot for 12" of growth per year. In Iowa, you can shoot for 24". In either case, try to get the fertilizer on the ground before the dandelions bloom. Once the tree is the size you want, you can back off on the fertilizer so the terminal growth is half the values listed.
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I would be more concerned about pruning than fertilizer. Those horizontal limbs won’t support a lot of fruit.
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I really think your fertilizer of off balance. I would do a 20-20-20 diluted in water. Schultz and Miracle Grow sell it. About ever 3rd day in a gallon of water.
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What Joe Momma said.
If anything, sprinkle some Epsom salt and water it in to stimulate roots
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