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Hey friends,

Looking to throw down some organic dynamic lifter for my trees during winter while osmocote will be doing nothing
Does anyone know if any of the below will have issues with DL?

Bougainvillea
Shimpaku and Squamata juniper
Chinese elm smooth and corky
Old man banksia
Berberis
Privut ligustrum
Japanese maple
Trident maple
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus Deodora
PJ fig
Prunus flowering cherry
Swamp cypress
Portulacaria afra jade

HI,

I used to use DL a lot many years ago and although it's no longer my preferred I found no problems with Junipers, Chinese Elm, Maples, Figs and Jades. Not sure about the rest but I wouldn't use it on Banksia.

Matt.

Matt S wrote:HI,

I used to use DL a lot many years ago and although it's no longer my preferred I found no problems with Junipers, Chinese Elm, Maples, Figs and Jades. Not sure about the rest but I wouldn't use it on Banksia.

Matt.

What’s your preferred now Matt?


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Why would you fertilise deciduous trees in winter? Without leaves they can make no use of nutrients so any free soluble nutrients will just be leached away. Not only a waste but those leached nutrients must end up somewhere, usually streams and rivers contributing to toxic algal blooms.
Evergreens species can often make some use of nutrients in winter, especially in warmer areas.
Your premise that osmocote will be doing nothing in winter may not be accurate. Nutrient release is slowed in cooler weather but I don't think it ever stops until all the nutrient is used.

Banksia may object to high levels of DL if they have not been fed well before and have developed proteoid roots. I give mine small amounts through summer and they are OK with it.
I can't see any others I think would have any issues with DL.

I don't throw down chook-poo pellets on anything anymore, as I have had experiences where it turns to mush, inhibits porosity of the soil, and suffocates the fiberous roots.
However, as a component of my custom fertiliser recipe, it works just fine in tea bags.

Hi all
I use dynamic lifter on my trees but use the tea bag method and not just apply to the surface of the trees. It stops the clogging of the soil surface.
Here is a video I did recently on this method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6uXfHbFze8

xgenshinx wrote:Hey friends,

Looking to throw down some organic dynamic lifter for my trees during winter while osmocote will be doing nothing
Does anyone know if any of the below will have issues with DL?

Bougainvillea
Shimpaku and Squamata juniper
Chinese elm smooth and corky
Old man banksia
Berberis
Privut ligustrum
Japanese maple
Trident maple
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus Deodora
PJ fig
Prunus flowering cherry
Swamp cypress
Portulacaria afra jade

No need to feed anything right now. You should have fed well in autumn as that is the most important time for temperate trees.
Save the DL for your cabbages and broccoli and use something better for your trees.

What’s your preferred now Matt?

I now make my own fertiliser as set out in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21156

..but I also add seaweed extracts and sometimes Powerfeed. DM is OK if you're in the early stages of development i.e. you want strong fast growth and you're not concerned with long internodes, but these days I prefer Sudden Impact for Roses. It has a slightly better balanced N:P:K and it's a good local company.

Matt.

treeman wrote:

xgenshinx wrote:Hey friends,

Looking to throw down some organic dynamic lifter for my trees during winter while osmocote will be doing nothing
Does anyone know if any of the below will have issues with DL?

Bougainvillea
Shimpaku and Squamata juniper
Chinese elm smooth and corky
Old man banksia
Berberis
Privut ligustrum
Japanese maple
Trident maple
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus Deodora
PJ fig
Prunus flowering cherry
Swamp cypress
Portulacaria afra jade

No need to feed anything right now. You should have fed well in autumn as that is the most important time for temperate trees.
Save the DL for your cabbages and broccoli and use something better for your trees.

Mike when you say something better, do you mean your own made fertiliser or something I can buy already made given the scarcity of time???


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