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I accidentally used lawn food on my beds - HELP!

chriswilson2005chriswilson2005 Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Hi - I was feeding my flower beds and realised I have used the Miracle Gro water soluble Lawn Food by accident!

Will my plants be ok? Mostly perennials, forest flames, rose bushes, Heather’s, trees etc. Is there anything I can do to counteract the high levels of nitrogen - potentially flush out the soil with further watering?

I have checked the packaging and from what I can see it doesn’t contain any pesticides!

Thanks in advance!

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'd say it contains something to encourage leaf growth rather than flowers. I doubt it will do any damage.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2021
     I don't think it'll do any harm ... you might get lots of lush foliage but that's not really a  problem  ... I'd probably give the beds some rose or tomato feed as well ... that'll encourage flowering and balance it out.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    As long as it's just feed and not feed&weed it'll be fine.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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