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Which dry fertilizer to use - slow release or controlled release?
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controlled release fertilizer Green Magic
🌳 Which dry fertilizer to use - slow release or controlled release?
❓ Q: You offer two kinds of dry fertilizers - Slow Release Trop Dress and Controlled Release Green Magic. What is the difference, and which one should I use? I used your water-diluted Sunshine Boosters with every watering, but now that I’ll be away for a few months, I just want to give my garden a long-lasting fertilizer.
Green Magic ideal for potted fruit trees, ornamentals, and houseplants. One handful keeps your plants fed for half a year. We use it for all container plants when potting up or refreshing soil every six months. It can also be used for in-ground plants if you want the best, most consistent results. Green Magic: try it out! (Sample here)
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❓ Q: You offer two kinds of dry fertilizers - Slow Release Trop Dress and Controlled Release Green Magic. What is the difference, and which one should I use? I used your water-diluted Sunshine Boosters with every watering, but now that I’ll be away for a few months, I just want to give my garden a long-lasting fertilizer.
- ✔️ A: Top Dress Slow Release Fertilizer is used for quick greening-up. Although it’s called “slow release,” the nutrients become available fairly fast. It contains soluble nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) that dissolve with rain or irrigation, acting within a week or a few weeks depending on temperature and rainfall. It’s great for giving your plants a quick boost of “fast food.”
- ✔️ Green Magic Controlled Release Fertilizer is a true long-term, controlled-release fertilizer. Thanks to its PolyOn Technology coating, it provides steady, consistent feeding for 5-6 months. Unlike regular dry fertilizers that dump all nutrients at once, Green Magic releases them gradually - no burn, no guesswork, just steady nutrition.
We use Top Dress mainly for in-ground plants. It can be used in pots only during warm weather and active growth, but not in cooler months, as it may burn roots. Since we introduced Green Magic, we mostly use Top Dress only for garden beds and landscapes.
Green Magic ideal for potted fruit trees, ornamentals, and houseplants. One handful keeps your plants fed for half a year. We use it for all container plants when potting up or refreshing soil every six months. It can also be used for in-ground plants if you want the best, most consistent results. Green Magic: try it out! (Sample here)
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- ▫️Green Magic effect: before and after
- ▫️The SECRET growers never tell you: simple trick how to bring plants back to life and keep green
- ▫️Give your plants their magic treat
- ▫️How to make plants green quickly: Green Magic - the fertilizer that truly works like magic!
- ▫️How to to make leaves green
- ▫️What Fertilizer to Use Now and How? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- ▫️Why my plant turned yellow and why plants need Micronutrients?
- ▫️Why Should I Use Sunshine Boosters
- ▫️Why is my palm tree turning yellow?
- ▫️Which fertilizer to use: Organic or Inorganic?
- ▫️How to make plants green
- ▫️The Truth about fertilizers
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Green Magic effect: before and after
🌳 Green Magic effect: before and after
Green Magic test results: before and after application.
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Green Magic test results: before and after application.
Are you still thinking? Try it out! (Sample here)
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The SECRET growers never tell you: simple trick how to bring plants back to life and keep green
Green Magic Fetilizer makes plants green
🌳 The SECRET growers never tell you: simple trick how to bring plants back to life and keep green
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- 💚 Green Magic is plant food that really works. It keeps your plants green, strong, and growing steady.
- 💚 We call it Magic - because it even brought back plants we thought were gone! So thу Green Magic can bring dead to live!
- 💚 The secret is slow release. Most dry fertilizers dump everything at once, burn the roots, then disappear. Green Magic feeds little by little for six months straight. No burn, no guesswork, just steady food that plants love.
- 💚 It's perfect for potted fruit trees, ornamentals, and houseplants. One handful is all it takes, and your plants stay fed for half a year.
- ✔️How to use:
- ✔️ Why it works:
Mix in 1 teaspoon per gallon of soil when potting, or sprinkle on top once every six months. That's it!
- ▫️Feeds slowly and evenly for six months
- ▫️Keeps leaves green and plants healthy
- ▫️Strong growth, even for weak or struggling plants
- ▫️Works in any climate, indoors or out
- ▫️Great for containers, trees, and ornamentals
- ▫️This isn’t a flower booster. It’s a growth booster. The kind of steady food that builds strong plants for life.
- 👉 Watch your plants come back to life and thrive with this professional-grade, controlled-release fertilizer - Green Magic. Even struggling plants can turn lush and green again.
Give it a try - your plants will thank you!
🛒 Buy once, feed for 6 months!
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- ▫️How to make plants green quickly? Green Magic - the fertilizer that truly works like magic!
- ▫️Green Magic guaranteed analysis: give your plants their magic treat
- ▫️How to re-pot a plant properly?
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The secret to abundant dragon fruit harvests
✍️The secret to abundant dragon fruit harvests
🔴 Dragon fruit (Pitaya) thrives when it's fed regularly. For the best results, use Sunshine C-Cibus, a complete liquid fertilizer made for fruit trees. It is gentle enough to apply with every watering, all year long, and it gives your plants the steady nutrition they need to set more flowers and produce bigger harvests.
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🔴 Dragon fruit (Pitaya) thrives when it's fed regularly. For the best results, use Sunshine C-Cibus, a complete liquid fertilizer made for fruit trees. It is gentle enough to apply with every watering, all year long, and it gives your plants the steady nutrition they need to set more flowers and produce bigger harvests.
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Why is my palm tree turning yellow?
Green and yellow palm
🌴 Why is my palm tree turning yellow?
Yellowing leaves are a common concern with palms and can be a sign of several issues, most commonly: nutrient deficiency and pests or disease. Additionally, leaf yellowing may be a sign off overwatering or poor drainage, underwatering, or cold damage.
▫️Magnesium and Iron deficiency is one of the top culprits, especially in sandy soils. It causes older fronds to turn yellow with green veins.
▫️Thrips cause silvery-yellow streaks or mottling
▫️Overwatering or Poor Drainage: Too much water can suffocate roots and lead to yellowing. Make sure the soil drains well and let it dry slightly between waterings.
✔️In most cases, leaf yellowing isn't fatal, but it's a sign your palm needs attention. Focus on balanced feeding, proper watering, and pest checks to keep your palm healthy and green. Trim only fully dead fronds - yellow ones still provide nutrients to the palm. With proper care, your palm should green up again.
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Yellowing leaves are a common concern with palms and can be a sign of several issues, most commonly: nutrient deficiency and pests or disease. Additionally, leaf yellowing may be a sign off overwatering or poor drainage, underwatering, or cold damage.
- ✔️Nutrient deficiency
- ✔️Signs of nutrient deficiencies:
Nutrient deficiency is the most frequent cause of palm issues. Palms are heavy feeders, and even a slight imbalance can lead to yellowing. Lack of nitrogen, magnesium, iron, or potassium is the leading cause.
▫️Magnesium and Iron deficiency is one of the top culprits, especially in sandy soils. It causes older fronds to turn yellow with green veins.
- ▫️Potassium deficiency causes yellow or orange spots on older fronds.
- ▫️Nitrogen deficiency leads to overall pale yellowing, especially in new growth.
- ✔️How to fix?
- ✔️Pests and Diseases
- ✔️Signs of pests:
Use a slow-release fertilizer with high Nitrogen content, like Green Magic, that includes all these elements; with 16-6-11 grade and 6 months release, it turns plants green very quickly! You can also use a balanced liquid fertilizer like Sunshine Robusta. Additionally, a supplement of magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) and micro-element supplement containing chelated Iron can help, like Sunshine Superfood (amino-acid based natural product).
Pests and fungal diseases can lead to yellowing. Check for signs of scale, mites, or fungal and bacterial problems, especially if yellowing is uneven or spotted.
▫️Thrips cause silvery-yellow streaks or mottling
- ▫️Spider mites, especially in dry conditions, cause yellow speckling
- ▫️Scale insects can suck sap and weaken fronds
- ▫️Mealybugs often found in leaf bases and crowns
- ✔️How to fix?
- ✔️Lethal yellowing
- ✔️How to fix?
- ✔️Other causes
Inspect your palm regularly and treat pests early with neem oil, insecticidal soap, or horticultural oil.
Lethal yellowing is a serious disease caused by a phytoplasma, a type of bacteria-like organism. It affecting mostly Coconut palms and some other species like Phoenix (Date) palms. It causes premature fruit drop, yellowing of fronds starting from the lower ones, and eventual death of the tree.
Unfortunately, there's no cure, but early removal of infected trees can slow the spread. Disease-resistant coconut varieties are available.
▫️Overwatering or Poor Drainage: Too much water can suffocate roots and lead to yellowing. Make sure the soil drains well and let it dry slightly between waterings.
- ▫️Underwatering: Dry soil for too long will stress the palm. Water deeply but infrequently.
- ▫️Cold Damage: Exposure to cold temperatures can turn fronds yellow or brown, especially in tropical varieties.
✔️In most cases, leaf yellowing isn't fatal, but it's a sign your palm needs attention. Focus on balanced feeding, proper watering, and pest checks to keep your palm healthy and green. Trim only fully dead fronds - yellow ones still provide nutrients to the palm. With proper care, your palm should green up again.
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