Should I add extra nutrients when new buds sprout?
Seeing unexpected bud-like things sprouting makes it hard to know if they will eventually bloom on their own. This uncertainty leaves people stuck trying to figure out whether to add extra nutrients to the soil, like granular fertilizer or seed starter discs.
What people tried
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Should I add extra nutrients when new buds sprout?
- 1asking online gardening communities for adviceDid this help you?
- 2Spoon feeding liquid fertilizer insteadDid this help you?
- 3Waiting until grass is 3.5 to 4 inches tall to avoid burning the lawn with nitrogenDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’ve noticed that bud-like things are sprouting out of its elbows? (I know that’s not the technical term but it absolutely should be)”source ↗
“Will they bloom eventually?”source ↗
“Should I add extra nutrients to the soil (those little seed starter discs that you add water to?)”source ↗
“Didn’t put down any starter fert. Should I put down some granular? If so, what?”source ↗
Where this came up
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