what to fertilize guava tree with?

mariolo · Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Posts: 116

Got 3 guava trees a mexicola grande and a Manila mango,all established, I want to fertilizie ,what to use is my question and where to get it
thanks

phoenixtropicals · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject:

Here are a bunch of links to relevant pages. Fish emulsion 5-1-1 can be bought at home depot.

http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/avocado.html
http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/mango.html
http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/guava.html

mariolo · Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Posts: 116

Thank u very helpful, just fertilized yesturday,do u know when the fertilizer will start beeing noticiable? I bought the 5-1-1

phoenixtropicals · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:20 am Post subject:

That depends a lot on the plant, but this time of year with guavas I think you'll see the fertilizer encouraging growth within a week. Then again its hard to tell. Maybe the tree was planning a growth spurt anyways.

Overall, using some mild fertilizer on hungry plants like guavas is a good idea. Also try to create a layer of mulch around the tree, because it will provide a more constant source of nutrition than you can accomplish by applying fertilizer. You're best off using leaves and grass clippings from your yard. The compost you can buy at big box stores tends to have manure and gypsum in it, which is somewhat salty.