I have two crepe myrtles, they are around 7 yeas old, they have never bloomed. I have fertilized, fed, etc. over the last five years. They are beautiful trees, just no blooms. I need some ideas as to what else I might try.
Hardiness Zone: 7a
By Debi from Greenwood, MS
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Stop fertilizing and watering as much, and make sure they are getting full sun. I have read that a handful of epsom salts around the base of the shrub/tree will induce bloom. Scatter the epsom salts and water in. This should work like a charm.
this year after 22 years of full blooming, mine have not bloomed yet...they are full of leaves and all but have not bloomed....we did have a late freeze this year but they came on out anyway....i am just thinking that maybe the freeze did them in with the blooms, but others are blooming in other areas...i actually for the first time put epson salt on mine....when i trimmed them back.....maybe sometime in june they will bloom ...i sure hope so....
my crepe myrtles do not even have the beginnings of blooms on them this year....we had a very late freeze ....i am thinking that might have injured or killed the blooms....they are crammed full of leaves and beautiful....just not even a beginning of a bloom at the end of each limb...just new growth.
Same here. Usually it's in full bloom in July...but only few small clusters at top. In Raleigh NC. Blaming late freeze.
Epson salt is magnesium Pure, simple and so many uses. I keep a bag with my fertilizers, soil additives-like vermiculite, sand, peet etc.. I keep my soil in another large container. It makes every step so much easier, with no extra work. Back to the magnesium/epson salt. It for sure will not harm the tree. I use it on most all of my plants. You should see the difference that it makes on palms, sega palms, all of my shrubbery, the growing, greening and rooting.
I have 7 Crepe Myrtel and the only thing I've done to them is water when it gets hot and dry. Maybe you are doing too much to them. Cut back on the water.
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