I am finding your articles so interesting, Michele. I am thinking that maybe I haven't been using enough Milorganite when I do use it. I am an avid baker, so I need to know how much in terms of cups, lol. If I am planting a new fan or top dressing a larger, well established clump, how much Milorganite should I be using. I am off to buy alfalfa pellets this morning, so do I use those in addition to the Milorganite or alternate their use. We have what I call black sand for soil, so nothing stays very long. Your remark about watering, and watering some more is so true as I learned this year. A grower some place said that if you could choose only one thing, water or fertilizer, you should take water!!!! I thought I was watering enough, but with our wettest ever spring, I have the best flowers I have had yet.
Thanks again for your help.