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Carl Pool Palm fertilizer?

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:39 pm
by sashaeffer
Seems like there is no magic bullet when it comes to palm fertilizer and Carl Pool's seems to have a lot of good press.

Another brand called Dynamite Palm fertilizer looks great on paper, especially since it supposedly has a application rate of every 9 months vs the 3/4 on Carl Pool.

Problem is, that can't seem to buy it anywhere..even online, seems to be sold out. Home Depot is a distributor for the Dynamite brand and even a email and phone calls to

Home Depot home office came up empty handed as far as ordering from them and having shipped direct to the store I shop at.

So....Ordered 3 4lb containers today.

Anyone here have personal experience with the Carl Pool 12-4-12 Palm fertilizer?

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:14 pm
by gpenny
Here in S.C. John Deere Landscape Supply (Formerly Lesco) carries a decent palm fertilizer. Price is pretty good(around 25.00 per 50lb.)

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:16 pm
by sashaeffer
Yes we have Lesco here too(I used to own a lawn service) but can't get a single bag. :(

I'm sure there isn't a huge demand here in the midwest for palm fertilizer!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:54 pm
by hardyjim
Carl Pool is my favorite palm fertilizer by far-good to start early in the summer with
it as it is time release-unfortunately my palms got it late in the fall because in our drought conditions
it was slow to release but if I only had one choice it would be Carl Pool on all my palms....



http://www.growersupply.com/capopafo12.html

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:28 pm
by sashaeffer
Jim, I was going to buy that 50lb bag for the $35 but for some reason it wouldn't let me buy just one bag, count would always jump to 2 bags.

I bought a fertility plant gauge and it shows my indoor palms to be at the minimum of the fertility scale.

So bought 3 4lb cans at $8.50 a can.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:18 pm
by sashaeffer
Well, received my 3 cans of Carl Pool today and it should last me a while! Looks different than most fertilizers I've seen so hope it works well.

Re: Carl Pool Palm fertilizer?

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:22 pm
by hardyjim
How did you make out?