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Bulb leaves #69235 August 26th, 2006 at 01:03 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia T tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth
tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth T Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia	I was thinking that I had fertilized for the last time today except for the mums. But now I'm not so sure. My glads, lillies, and a couple of iris' still have green leaves on them. Should I continue to fertilize them until they start to brown?

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Re: Bulb leaves #69236 August 26th, 2006 at 02:43 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Tulsa OK TulsaRose Member
TulsaRose Member Joined: Oct 2005 Tulsa OK	Hey Tammy...good to "see" you. I wouldn't fertilize them...it's time for them to be settling in for their dormant season and fertilizing might promote more new growth. Just my opinion and you know what folks say about opinions.

Re: Bulb leaves #69237 August 26th, 2006 at 05:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Yep, let them go to sleepie~beepie.. It's time.. They need time to stop greening up and pull back the green into their bulb and store that food from the green for next years growth and flower..

Re: Bulb leaves #69238 August 26th, 2006 at 01:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Southern California, USA Deborah L. Member
Deborah L. Member Joined: Feb 2006 Southern California, USA	Rosie, you crack me up !

Re: Bulb leaves #69239 August 26th, 2006 at 03:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia T tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth
tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth T Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia	Thanks all I wasn't sure.

Re: Bulb leaves #69240 August 28th, 2006 at 07:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Illinois patches1414 Member
patches1414 Member Joined: Feb 2006 Illinois	Tammy, I usually quit fertilizing my perennials around the end of August so that any new growth which may be coming in slows down and has a chance to harden off before winter. I'm in the Midwest (zone 5) and since we still get some pretty nice weather in the fall, I'm afraid if fertilize any later than the end of August it may force some additional new growth that could result in dieback when the weather starts getting gets colder.

Re: Bulb leaves #69241 August 28th, 2006 at 11:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	You're braver than I am Patti!!!

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Re: Bulb leaves #69242 August 29th, 2006 at 10:21 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Illinois patches1414 Member
patches1414 Member Joined: Feb 2006 Illinois	Huh, I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean Weezie! Actually, I'm usually a big chicken, so how am I braver?

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