Exotic Blend Organic Palm, Tropical & Hibiscus Fertilizer 4lb 5-4-6

Works well. Cultivated into soil on hibiscus tree. Getting beautiful blooms. Was easy to apply, just raked away mulch and raked fertilizer into the soil around the tree as instructed. No noticeable odor. I believe it has improve the health of the tree, and will reapply according to the instructions.. overall, I think it is a good value for the money, and would recommend it to anyone who is cultivating hibiscus.

I was nervous to try this stuff, but for some reason didn't want to buy a "commercially popular" brand. This stuff has floored me. I used it about 3 weeks ago now, and here is the progress so far on what I've used it on. If you don't care to read my plants specific details, skip to the end for a good tip :) Red Vein Prayer Plant - it was sprouting a curled leaf when I used the fertilizer. The leaf was uncurled in a matter of days (much shorter than usual). In the first week and a half, it sprouted 3 new leaves - one curled leaf, and two that started as tiny baby leaves. Since then, the leaves all look SUPER healthy, the 2 baby leaves have quadrupled in size, and now this beauty is sprouting 3 new BIG leaves that I can't wait to see uncurl!! Callisia Repends Bianca - Has grown about 2-3"+ from what I can see hanging down the bottom, and I've been getting a lot more purple, light pink, and white leaves :) I have a dwarf umbrella tree in the bathroom that gets zero natural sunlight, and even that one has grown several inches! ***All in all, this stuff is magic, and 10/10 I would recommend to any others. HOWEVER...this stuff smells worse than a barn. My hubby said the house smelled like rotten, burning garbage. So I took a small spray bottle (I don't know how many ounces it is, but it's only about 3" tall - it's a small travel sized one) I filled it 1/4 of the way with rubbing alcohol, 10 drops of lavender essential oil, and the rest with water. Shook it up, sprayed GENEROUSLY on the plants with fertilizer, and it actually really helped!! (rubbing alcohol dissolves quickly, leaving only the water particles behind. This is why I thought it safe to put on my plants. And so far, no harm done) Another thing though - maybe this is typical with fertilizer and I'm just such a newbie I had no idea. After the first week, it grew mold. For container plants it says to mix the fertilizer with the soil before potting. This didn't work because all my plants are already potted. So I sprinkled it on the top and tried to gently mix and rake it in with a fork. A week later, I noticed a light, white & fuzzy topping over the soil on all 3 plants. I was sad, but noticed the plants still doing exceedingly well, so I wasn't too worried. I got the fork, and this time a big more vigorously, mixed up the top few inches of soil, and sprayed my rubbing alcohol/essential oil mix on the top. After that, I haven't seen any more mold and my plants are still thriving :)

My date palms came into my sunroom from a summer outside and immediately began to look bad. I took a four-pronged approach to reviving their splendor, one was this fertilizer. The other three were a neem oil spray and extra watering. Plus I installed full spectrum lights in my sunroom, which also doubles as an art studio, so it's good for me too. The last three helped but nothing helped as much as this fertilizer. This fertilizer does not have any discernible or disturbing scent. I was afraid it would smell fishy and attract my dog but that was not the case at all. It was super easy to mix into the soil. Now when I water - about every 5-7 days, the palms are receiving more of what they need. I water considerably more now than what was recommended for date palms and they have turned glossy and darker green again. I do recommend this product for its ease of use and the results! Thanks!

Easy to use, instructions are well laid out. Plants respond well to ingredients and nutrients. Large packaging for price. However, IF you have dogs beware.. I could NOT keep my dogs out large floor plant with this fertilizer. Note there is a warning label on packaging to reflect this.

My Hibiscus blooms continually; so healthy and vibrant. Dr. Earth is so easy to use. This fertilizer is definitely worth every penny. Love it.

My wife and I have a tropical hibiscus from Grand Cayman we cloned and though it's looked great and extremely healthy, with bright green leaves/very full growth, we couldn't get the darn thing to bud for the year and change we've had it. I used this fertilizer a week ago and our plant is covered in buds. Unreal. A little bit of this stuff goes a long way. I imagine my 4 pound bag (which was cheaper than the 1lb when I purchased) will last well over a year, unless I take cuttings and clone more hibiscus. Awesome product.

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I guess it works because my giant white bird of paradise liked it, but yikes, the smell. It REEEEEEKED. It smells like dead rotting fish. The only way I was able to get rid of the smell was to pile on soil on top of it to tamp it down. I don’t know if I’ll buy it again. Also my dog wanted to eat it and she never gets into anything.