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Have been given an unopened 35kg bag of Dynamic Lifter standard pellets.
Is this stuff ok to apply to established Garden beds? No risk of burning the plants? At what rate?
The rates on the bag appear to be for commercial applications.
I have always fertilised the beds with osmocote twice a year with reasonable results. But I have this stuff now so might as well make some use of it;)
Plants are primarily English Box Hedging, Camellias and Agapanthas.
Cheers
Joel
You can use the official rates or do like I do. Just scatter handfulls all over the garden beds and then water them in.
No problems with burning any plants. I used to work at a golf club and they used the non pellet variety on all new greens and the garden beds.
Peter.
Thanks Sturdee :)
I agree with Sturdee.I have had great results both in garden beds and in pots.Just water in Regards.....AL
Do not put it on your Camelias.
Camelias do not like lime, they prefer their soil on the acidic side, and dynamic lifter is basically chook poop which is full of lime, which will send your soil to the alkaline side of things.
I suppose that depends on your soil. I scatter them over our camelias without ill effects and in fact they thrive with it. May be I have good soil.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Termite
But it's good to be careful and may be do a soil test first or take some soil samples from around your camelias to a good nursery and they'll do it for you.
Peter.
Unlike raw chook poo that can burn every plant in the garden Dynamic Lifter is composted before you buy it so there is litle chance of damaging plants with it. I don't use it round new seedling though and prefer to use a liquid fertilser like "Charlie Carp" for them. About a slack handful per square metre is more than enough.
Sounds like I had best purchase a garden pH test kit first.
problems lies in the fact that box hedge and camellias are in the same garden beds....
One likes acid, one doesnt :rolleyes:
One thing about it when you open the bag you will just love the smell.
Ive had to disolve it in water and apply it because my dogs love eating the crap and it makes them crook.
Water it in well or dissolve it in water as Jacksin said to stop it being eaten. The smell is something else :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacksin
Jon
Ok went and purchased a pH soil testing kit and will test this weekend.:cool:
Fella at the nursery suggested aiming for a pH just on the acid side of neutral and that should be ok for both english box and camellias.
Also quizzed him about the dynamic lifter and he said it shouldnt be a problem at all and wont alter the pH of the soil.... not sure how convinced I am that he knows his stuff though....:confused:
On the burkes backyard website in this section:
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/mag...your_climate20
Quote:
must do jobs
Fertilise citrus with citrus food and feed camellias with Dynamic Lifter. Top up all mulches and
fertilise everything, and start shopping around for spring bulbs.
So I just went ahead and did it, Wheeeewwww what a stink LOL
Cheers
Joel
JDub,
I'd be interested in seeing the results of you PH testing the Dynamic Lifter. The comment about lime in it has got me curious, as I use it and other manures quite a bit.
So, if you feel like experimenting with your PH kit.....;)
Will do, will report back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clinton1
Incidently the I picked up to 8 different spots in the garden on the weekend and tested the soil pH. The results ranged from 4.5 to 7 depending on where I tested.... even testing only 1 metre away yielded a far different result sometimes :shrug: