Fertilizer & cuttings

[Billboard]

I bought a bottle of organic fertilizer. Its a fish base 5.1.1. I actually bought it for my fig trees and whatever else needs it. When can you give a splash to the cuttings? Heres what i bought in the picture. Very low numbers.

[don_sanders]

I would not rush into giving it to cuttings. I'd make sure that they are well rooted in one gallon containers with at least 6 inches of top growth and sucking up a normal amount of water (i.e. you can water freely without worry of killing them).

Fertilizing them to early can kill them. I've killed a few that way.

You can start with a reduced strength when you do fertilize them especially if you want to do it early in their life.

I've had decent luck using a little bit of granular fertilizer like plant tone in my cuttings mix when potting them after rooting in moss.

[AscPete]

I've never used this product but will be experimenting with it this growing season. This fertilizer has NPK and some trace minerals but is incomplete.

Its a fact that most plants will respond well to a 3-1-2 NPK ratio for vegetative growth, along with the other "Essential Plant Nutrients"

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/100941-fig-tree-nutrition-fertilizer-and-feed-schedule

For rooted cuttings its been my experience that early application of (complete) water soluble fertilizers will promote healthy vegetative growth'

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/28033-fertigation-will-produce-more-figs

Good Luck.

[fruitnut]

I've used Miracle Grow water soluable right out of the gate with excellent results. Just make sure not to mix it too strong.

The 5-1-1 shown could be used as soon as leaves appear. It would be hard to put on too much of that. Use as directed and you'll be rewarded with green leaves and rapid growth. If one waits too long to fertilize growth can and often will be greatly reduced.

[CliffH]

I did try that fish emulsion fertilizer for my recently rooted cuttings late last summer and early fall. At a weaker concentration. I stopped because my small plants were inside, and the smell of the rotted fish fertilizer was pretty strong for inside. With a number of plants in cups that smell was pretty strong some days, and dissipated very slowly.


CliffH

[Billboard]

I did try that fish emulsion fertilizer for my recently rooted cuttings late last summer and early fall. At a weaker concentration. I stopped because my small plants were inside, and the smell of the rotted fish fertilizer was pretty strong for inside. With a number of plants in cups that smell was pretty strong some days, and dissipated very slowly.


CliffH

Was that the only reason you stopped using it becsuse of the smell? How did it work. I did mix a gallon up and gave it to my 5 ft fig tree and 3 ft meyer lemon. Both inside so ill see what kind of smell it has. It looks like decent stuff.

[CliffH]

I didn't notice any significant improvements. At least not better than other, less smelly, fertilizers that I was trying out. If I was really trying to go just organic I might has stuck with it as one of my water "additives". But I've gotten at least as good of results with other dissoluble products like MG or MaxiGrow. All at lower concentrations for the younger plants.