How to install Miracle Grow tree fertilizer spikes (I did 240 in 8 Hours) 

Completely right ✔️

So any fertilizer will do?

@@acreagelife9644 As with fertilizing anything, get a soil test to see if you're lacking anything and pick a fertilizer from there. For instance, the soils in my state almost universally have enough phosphorus in them, so I would go with something like a 12-0-3, or a 10-0-5 or whatever. If you're hell bent on fertilizing your trees, drill many holes with an auger around the root zone and evenly distribute a granular fertilizer in all the holes, this may take some math. Like I said though, if you're already fertilizing the turf around those trees, they are getting fertilized so I wouldn't worry about it so much. People always overlook PH as well. You can't fix a struggling tree when the PH is out of whack because the plant will never be able to uptake whatever nutrient you think is lacking. Extension websites are a great source of information on this stuff. Start with the ones in your State.

How beautiful are your 14 acres now? I bet very beautiful ❤️

6" seems a close and the roots are at risk of burning from the fertilizer. When the tree is young, the roots may not reach out very far, especially if the tree was recently planted.

Great idea!!

What size auger bit do you use. I live in an area with clay soil.

Not much yet. The grass around the spikes grew very well, but I suspect I will see some nice tree growth this year.

No need to wait.

jose morales I think it’s worth a shot. May want to see what’s killing the tree first, such as drought insects etc. if not these spikes are cheap and trees are expensive. Can’t hurt

My trees were dying starting at the top because of red pine beetle. Town arborist said to get rid of them all to prevent spread

There is a Holly tree spike available at Home Depot that might work for you. www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-4-2-lb-Evergreen-and-Holly-Fertilizer-Spikes-15-Spikes-253208/203111092

That's called thinking for yourself. A lot of people are sheep and do what they're told and not ask questions. If you do, you're labeled a racist because they have no intelligent difference of facts, lol

The door is directly to the kitchen aswell so but we like to keep it clean piling poop and kitchen scraps around the trees in the back corners. We have an old drained pond we compost in but never used or turned the compost. Could probably just spread my compost and fix my pond?

Yes, it seems to have worked. I'm getting great growth one year after compared to previous years.

​@@acreagelife9644 😮

Yes, I'm sure it's fine. You will see results next spring and there will be less waiting for the spike to dissolve into the surrounding soil.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my inquire. /Bob

Yes, if you put too many, too close to your root ball.

@@acreagelife9644 damn... I think I killed a few of my trees with these. I would never have used them ig I knew there was a risk...

One spike per tree

Thanks! I'm in Alberta Canada... It might look awesome now, but it's not so pretty in -40 in the winter... My trees don't always survive the cold snaps.

Hahaha

Thanks for the feedback however the purpose of this video is to demonstrate how following the included instructions led to issue and then how I modified the process (given my conditions) to install 240 spikes.

i use them twice a year around my fruit trees they seem to work well any way you get them in the ground is fineand close enough to the drip line.@@acreagelife9644

Agreed... too much chat and not enough demonstration.