Fertilizers with an NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) ratio of 10-10-10 are widely used to fertilize fruit trees, as these nutrients are essential for healthy growth, developing a strong ...

Apply feather meal in early spring under the drip line, lightly cultivating it into the top few inches of soil. Its ...

The ideal advice is to use only the exact fertilizer that your particular soil requires. So doing a soil test of your fruit-tree bed would be a good idea to tailor the product to your exact needs.

After the second year, fertilize citrus trees in late January or early February. Apply 1 to 1½ pounds of 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 per year of tree age up to 12 years. Increase the rate of fertilizer 1 ...

Garden references vary about how much fertilizer to apply to trees and shrubs. A general rule is to use 1/4 to 1/2 pound of nitrogen per inch of diameter for trees 6 inches or more in diameter at ...

Use quality, 100 percent compost, not a soil mix. When fruit trees produce fruit early, having the fertilizer available in late spring and early summer when the fruit is enlarging is desirable.

We fertilize just about all our fruit trees and vines once in January with a soil application and that's it. Q: My gorgeous, dark green, full and old jasmine has stopped blooming.

Homes & Gardens When to fertilize fruit trees: Tips from Oregon master gardeners Updated: Jan. 21, 2016, 11:59 a.m. | Published: Jan. 21, 2016, 10:59 a.m. By Homes & Gardens of the Northwest staff ...

Photo courtesy of the LSU AgCenter Fertilize grape vines, hardy fruit trees, such as apple, peach, pear and plum, and fruit bushes, such as blackberry and blueberry, this month (Feb.).