To Fertilize or Not To Fertilize?

[Georgia Mike]

Hello,

I just planted 3 Trachy Nanus, a Cham Humilis and a Sabal Minor in my front planter. Being freshly transferred from pot to ground, do they need a little bit of fertilizer? I do have Palmgain on hand  

I live in Central Georgia, on the line between zones 8a & 8b if that has any bearing. Thanks in advance!

 

Mike

[Allen]

Being that small and with this hot weather I'd wait till mid Sept

[Georgia Mike]

3 minutes ago, Allen said:

Being that small and with this hot weather I'd wait till mid Sept

Will do. Thank you very much sir!

[Chester B]

Generally I give them at least a couple of months in the ground, so you're talking September at the earliest.  Depending on your climate this is probably getting near the end of fertilization before winter and you want them to slow down before real cold comes, if you get any.

I've been using Espoma Organic Biotone starter when I plant, because all my gardens are new and likely don't have the underground microbial/fungal life that an established garden would.  I have seen a difference between the plants I've used it on, and the ones I haven't.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Need a closer pic ... hahaha!

[Georgia Mike]

3 hours ago, Chester B said:

Generally I give them at least a couple of months in the ground, so you're talking September at the earliest.  Depending on your climate this is probably getting near the end of fertilization before winter and you want them to slow down before real cold comes, if you get any.

I've been using Espoma Organic Biotone starter when I plant, because all my gardens are new and likely don't have the underground microbial/fungal life that an established garden would.  I have seen a difference between the plants I've used it on, and the ones I haven't.

Thank you. I didn’t use any starters  but did make them all a nice bed of soil/sand mix to start out in since much of the native ground here in GA is red clay. 
best I can tell we are in the northern part of zone 8b.