Jobe’s Slow Release Tree and Shrub Fertilizer Spikes, Easy Plant Care for Oak, Maple, Dogwood, Boxwood, and Many More Acid Loving Trees and Shrubs, 9 Count

We have used Jobe products for a number of years and have always found them to be helpful in maintaining the health of our plants. This product is for trees and large shrubbery. We have seven younger trees in the yard of our new home. They were planted during the build process ands have been in for about a year or so. We were looking for a product to provide slow fertilization without the need for us to periodically feed. We had waited a year to give be trees time to establish a good tap root. These spikes are easy to use and go in the outer drip line of the trees. Where the water drips of f the outmost leaves. They are easy to install and the included installation cap gives you something to pound on when placing them in the ground. They have only been in for a couple of weeks, and with some rain we have had we have noticed that the trees look more green and have new growth. Great product!

I am all about the all natural as the default in not understanding how everything works by default. After reading about hydroponics I realized that plants are amazing biological machines that use the chemistry table as chemist to provide all we require thus if you want your plant to grow and produce for you, they will require chemistry. At least this is the upside blessing of chemistry departments running rampant in the captialism pursuit in dependence into crysis. Hydroponics and chemistry for the plants are a huge win aside from all the fallen plants along the way as there is acid in the mixes and things we must be careful with as those science classes leading up to chemistry uphold the lessons of holes in counters as the blessing, thus why I wanted to go back to school in hopes of creating a domestic system so we can have our victory gardens inside as our plants are better than storing our food, as best on the vine for prolonged longevity in the war of the salads on the pallets of many of us, to which we require some major assistance. I wanted us to create a standard size of basin with easy premeasured tablets to mix in without the require for college chemistry so we can stop wasting our money on iceberg lettuce which is the shame of us all as they had lost their nutrition in order to keep and our tomatoes are plucked as children then provided hormones to ripen them, kinda like humans with growth hormones but opposites as we do not pluck our children to be eaten yet it is what they drink along with puss as the cows are at war with bacteria due to the poop all over them in their cages that are not big enough for them... Well, I purchased this brand for my trees with amazing results after finally gaining the knowledge that our plants need the leaves that were supposed to be on the ground for they have their own recycling program just like the water cycle, or the molten rock cycle, the plants are best with chemistry from themselves not from animal although animal will fertilize in feces and assist with spreading their seeds.

I just put in today so I'm just addressing feelings of installation. Pros: you get many for your money. Mine arrived all intact. No bad smell I noticed. I guess it's easy to install if you have a big hammer and am stronger than me ! Cons: only 2 plastic caps per 15 piece bag; they both shattered after using for only 2 spikes. I had watered before but I guess I should REALLY have soaked the ground to make it easier. If the top were flatter and the bottom more pointed, it seems it would be easier to pound in. I'm a 55 year old novice, and it was tiring to do all 30 at once.

We had a small tree that was hurting. The arborist recommended we use these spikes twice a year and water in good. The tree has really bounced back and looks great.

I've been feeding my yard to help my plants resist the hot Texas summer. This has really helped my grass so I applied the same logic to my trees and shrubs and inserted these stakes as instructed. My trees were struggling to grow new foliage and would occasionally drop foliage resulting in a net loss. I knew I needed to do something to break this cycle and these plant food stakes were the right solution. I would highly recommend them, very easy to use and very effective for stimulating new healthy growth. Due to the extremely poor quality of soil in my neighborhood the trees and grass never stood a chance, but after proper feeding we are in good shape.

I purchased a new home in 2016. All homes came with the same Oak tree in the front yard. From the first year, and every year since I have used these Jobe's Tree Fertilizer Sticks in the Spring and Fall as instructed on the label instructions. I am a true believer in this product because it has proven itself over a 10 year period now. I have the largest and most beautiful tree in the entire neighborhood, even compared to other homes where their tree was planted 1 year before mine. I will never purchase another brand and I will continued to use these Jobe's Tree Fertilizer Sticks every Spring and Fall.

Love this product. I have been using it for years every spring and fall. My trees are so healthy with lots of beautiful foliage. I highly recommend this product.

Since I've just installed this fertilizer spike, my review is based on ease of installation and not on efficacy. Hopefully I will return in six months to review its effectiveness. The ground must be soaking wet and very soft before attempting to install. This is because the spikes are porous and soft and will easily break apart once you tap it with a hammer to drive it into the ground. To avoid wasting water, mark out the spots first, then direct your water hose on those spots for at least two minutes each. This will soften the soil and allow you to gently tap the spike into the ground. Alternatively, simply dig a tiny 6 inch hole, drop in the spike, and water for a minute for easy absorption into the soil. The instructions should have directed to dig the ground and make a little hole the size of a beer can, instead of instructing to use a hammer on a very soft spike that will disintegrate at first strike.

Excellent

I used these when I lived in the US and they were great. So glad I finally found them in the UK,, but they are more expensive here. Regardless, they do a great job feeding the trees and shrubs and I will continue to use them.

I first used these stakes in the US and swore by them. For new and established trees and shrubs, they seem to provide great long term slow release nutrients and promote solid steady growth

Have to wait and see what happens

Arrived safe