Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Feeding plants near a Grevillea

madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
in Plants
I have a Grevillea alpina 'Olympic Flame' and have just read that they must not be fed with phosphates (phosphorus).
I usually use farmyard manure or chicken pellets all around the garden but this can be toxic to Grevillea.
If I feed other plants in the border a little distance away would that have an effect?
Is there a no phosphorus feed I could use on the whole bed possibly.



“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings

Posts

  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Just bumping the thread  :)
    Does anyone grow Grevillea and how do they fare?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    I used to grow Grevillea juniperina many years ago ; in all honesty I didn't notice any adverse side-effects even though I fed regularly with Miracle-Gro , (it was in a very large stone-pot) .
    The shrub survived admirably until the Winter of 09/10 when it sadly succumbed .
    Hope other members have more useful information . I'm not sure if I'm correct , but are seaweed based fertilisers low in Phosphorus ?
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Thanks Paul.
    I am not a regular feeder of my plants but will see what low phosphorus feeds there are out there.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
Sign In or Register to comment.