I am a novice gardener. I planted 3 hibiscus plants. They are tropical. I fertilized them and now they aren't blooming. They were flowering well before the fertilizing. I used a 10-4-12. Also I live in southwest Florida. Thanks for your help.
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I am never good with fertilizers (and I am terrified to use them with the dog) so I usually avoid them, but I know Hibiscus need food...and water just isn't enough. You do have to be careful feeding them around pets and small children and keep them away from the area for a few days.
So for your case, it sounds like it may have been overfed (sort of like how we are at Thanksgiving :)
This article explains it better than I can:
www.chicagotribune.com/
After it "rests", as the article suggests, the Pennington site (although that is what they are selling) gives info on their choices for food.
www.pennington.com/
Hope it all works out and you get to enjoy your lovely flowers soon!
Thanks now if I have over fertilized what do I do next?
Let it rest at least 6 weeks until the next feeding...then use less 1/2 less than the first time. If you see that isn't enough, you can always increase the next time!
Make sure you do not have thrips, a kind of insect. You also need the right amount of sun, water and fertilizer.
Just wait a longer interval than normal and fertilize normally.
The fertilizer sounds okay but you may have fed them too much at one time or too much so soon after newly planting.
Great tips! Thanks so much.I will be back to this site often
I only use worm castings to fertilize no matter what plant it is. You can't burn your plants, and the enzimes and nutrients are outstanding for the plant.
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