Pine Trees

[NAMASafetyDirector]

I have about 50 Scotch Pines that I planted in my yard over the last couple of years, just wondering if there is a fertilizer reccomendation to give them a little help this spring. Thanks...

[toughguy]

I've always dumped 5 gal buckets of miracle grow over my pines. Do it about 4 or 5 times each spring every 10-14 days or so in between. Seems to work well.

[eyemaster]

I've always dumped 5 gal buckets of miracle grow over my pines. Do it about 4 or 5 times each spring every 10-14 days or so in between. Seems to work well.

seems like alot of Miracle grow.........how many trees are you fertilizing with a 5 gal bucket? do you pour it right on the tree or around it?

[toughguy]

I do about a half bucket or more over mine. They are about 4 ft tall now.

[eyemaster]

How long ago did you plant them

[sparkydm]

Pines and spruces like acidic soil. I use muracid a couple times a year. Besides that I use miracle grow or just spread some 10-10-10 around the tree before watering. I'm no expert but this seems to be working well.

[Tom7227]

Way back in the my memory i think I recall something about getting trees to grow faster than mother nature intended and the result was a weak tree. You may not want to juice them too much. I would be willing to bet that you'd have better results by mulching them to assure they have plenty of moisture and reducing the competition from weeds.