pond plant fertiliser

[craigmason71]

hi i am after some pond plant fertiliser but not sure which one to get clay ball type or liquid ????

 

[sissy]

any plant fertilizer will work ,they are almost the same thing .

 

[Lisak1]

Don't pay extra for special "pond plant" food - I just use tomato spikes. They work great.

 

[Mmathis]

What kind of plants are you talking about? Do you have fish in your pond?

 

[PossumsDad]

Don't pay extra for special "pond plant" food - I just use tomato spikes. They work great.

Will the tomato spikes work for lily pads? Also how often do you fertilize them? Thanks.

 

[Lisak1]

I do use tomato spikes for my lilies - except when I'm repotting, then I'll sprinkle in some Osmocote. I fertilize my lilies on a very strict schedule... basically whenever I think about it and can't pinpoint the last time I did it! haha! I get in the pond about twice a month and get rid of dead and dying lily pads. I'll stick a few tomato spikes in while I'm at it every time - if I feel like it. Or if I didn't forget to grab them before I get in the pond.

 

[sissy]

Not tomato spikes they are for acid loving plants.Last I saw lilies are not acid loving plants .Not that I know of .But plant spikes work great .Depends on what you can get There

 

[Lisak1]

Basically it's 10-20-10 for tomato spikes or 6-18-6 for aquatic tabs... pretty close.

 

[Jetta]

Can you put plant spikes in a pond with fish?

 

[Lisak1]

Can you put plant spikes in a pond with fish?

Sure. Just be careful as you want to keep the fertilizer IN the plant as much as possible as the same thing that feeds your plant will also feed any algae in your pond. I push it as far down into the roots as I can. By the end of summer, getting anything into my lily pots can be a real challenge!