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Re: which Jobe's?
> I found Jobe's plant food spikes at WalMart today. But...I am wondering
> which ones are recommended or most often used for aquatic plants? I found
> three formulations:
>
> 16-12-6 "for lush ferns & palms"
I'm guessing that either this is a typo, or you read it wrong.
The fern and palm is 16-2-6.
The biggest reason the fern and palm spikes are often recommended is
their lower phosphate (the middle number).
I use the Palm and Fern.
> Also, how large a piece of the spike should I use per plant?
I break the spikes in half. I normally put one piece at the
roots of a clump of plants. For heavy root feeders like
amazon swords, I put two or three pieces at it's roots.
> How often?
I do it every 4-5 weeks or so.
> And...do these spikes eventually disintegrate,
Yes, but very slowly.
> or do I need to dig them out
> at some point before adding the next one?
I don't intentionally dig them out, but occasionally, when pulling
up a plant with lots of roots, I expose an old piece. I use a
gravel-vac to remove as much of it as I can.
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Chuck Gadd