Home gardeners can use Jack’s Fertilizer, a professional-grade line of fertilizers for blooming seasonal containers, houseplants, and patio containers. Using the same high-quality ingredients as their professional products, JR Peters makes these supplements. Professional growers have relied on this family-owned fertilizer company since 1947 when the company was founded. The result of years of research and development is a complete line of specialized formulations, each tailored to the specific needs of the target plants.
Since our horticulturists have been using Jack’s Fertilizer for years, we can confidently recommend it to home gardeners!
Jack’s Seasonal Container Plant Fertilizer
The short growing season means that we need our container plants to grow quickly and produce a lot of flowers. The following factors will help you achieve your goal:
- Planting medium of the highest quality and lightest weight
- Watering once a day
- Soluble fertilizer should be applied every week.
Brighten Your Day with the Power of Blossoms (10-30-20):
Prolific blooms and abundant fruit sets are encouraged by the addition of extra phosphorus to the soil. The most popular product of ours!
- Geraniums, impatiens, begonias, and marigolds are all examples of flowering plants that can be grown indoors or out. Vegetable and fruiting plants can also benefit from this product.
FeED of Petunia (20-6-22) :
This is for plants that are iron-dependent. Even in southeastern Wisconsin’s alkaline soils, the chelated iron formulation allows plants to use iron. Prevents the yellowing of petunia and million bell foliage with this organic fertilizer. Definitely worth a try!
- Among the more common annuals are petunia, calipaca, bacopa, bacopa, nemesia, salvia, scaveola, and verbena, as well as other colorful blooms.
Potpourri for Indoor Plants by Jack
During the winter months, houseplants should be allowed to rest. During the growing season (April to September), you should only fertilize your houseplants once a month.
15-30-15 Houseplant Specials
Suitable for use on all types of indoor foliage.
- Aglaonema, Pothos, Dracaena, Spathyphyllum, Pothos, Ivy, and Philodendron.
Food (16-5-25): Palm Food
To keep harmful salts at bay while delivering potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and other nutrients, this blend is low in phosphorus.
- There are a variety of palm and hibiscus species.
a variety of the African violet
Grows thick stems and strong roots that are capable of producing large, full flower buds. Leaf spots can be avoided by applying only to the soil.
- Flowering houseplants like African Violets and orchids
Container & Landscape Plant Fertilizer by Jack’s
As a general rule of thumb, 20/20/20
The most widely used fertilizer in the industry. Professional growers use it a lot.
- All plants, both indoor and outdoor, including succulents and cacti Bedding & container plants, trees & shrubs, and vegetables are all included.
The Acid Special (17-6-6):
Iron and other trace elements can be better utilized by plants when the soil pH is lower.
- Rhododendrons, hydrangeas, azaleas, holly, blue hydrangeas, pine, spruce, and cedar, as well as blueberries, round out the list.
Hyacinthe Blue (7-3-3)
Aluminum sulfate and nutrient solution for hydrangeas that is intended to preserve the deep blue color of most pink and blue varieties.
Feeding Time for Tomatoes (12-15-30)
The blossom end rot can be prevented by adding extra calcium to the soil. Plants need iron to stay healthy and vibrant. Higher potassium content in the soil keeps tomatoes from developing yellow shoulders.
- Cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and zucchini are just a few of the many vegetables you can grow in your garden.
20-10-20 FeEd Citrus
Nutrient mix for citrus plants that work best.
This is what we call a “ClassiCote”
Slow-release fertilizer in a pellet form. For the first four months, the baby is fed. Conveniently sized to fit inside containers.
