Ross Rose & Flowering Shrubs Fertilizer Refills for Ross Root Feeder, 15-25-10 (Ideal for Watering During Droughts), 54 Refills

We have an old evergreen and the root feeder keeps it going. Takes long time to get all around the tree but worth it

Used this to fertilize man evergreen in my yard. Much cheaper online than at my local plant shop

I purchased 20 or so new trees for the yard. Some Coulmnar Sweedish Aspens, some Maples, some Birch trees etc. My family loves trees so we have really loaded the yard and it is turning into a real garden paradise back there. However I worried about the trees making it and wanted to make sure I gave them the very best shot they could have at living and flourishing. After all it is enough of a pain to dig a proper hole for a 15 gallon tree, having to do it 2 1/2 times (1 to plant, 1 to remove, and then clear it out enough to get a replacement tree in there) warranted the cost of trying to use something like this.I also purchased the fertilizer "bars" that are necessary for the types of trees that I planted here on Amazon. I read the directions, I know I know not very adult of me but I wanted the give the trees the best shot. Was surprised to read that even tho the bar is about 24" long you should only push it into the ground 12" for a more mature tree and 6" for a new smaller tree. As I had both I have tried both.I got it in place at the drip-line surrounding the tree. Well to be honest I kind of cheated. Having just planted the tress I could tell right where the dig line had been as there is no grass in that location. So I measured and just kind of eyeballed the depth. I worked my way around the tree line following the directions and used a bunch of the little bars as needed.While I can't guarantee it was the cause, as well they are living things and vary as a result, the aspens basically doubled in height the first year and put on about 6', yes that is feet, in height. This second year in the ground they have done about another 4'. And are really starting to provide a wall of green and some shade in the setting sun.The Autumn Blaze Maples have shown less vigor than the Aspens, but they are all alive and seem to be doing well. They were larger trees and in my experience they take longer to get their root systems establishes than the smaller trees. I was trying to short circuit that with larger trees but should probably have just bough the smaller younger trees.In any event all are doing well and have survived the snows of winter, and the raging heat of summer.The Ross root feeder is very easy to use. I turn off the value on the handle, and turn on the water at the spigot. Then I walk to where water is needed and I push it into the ground to the right depth. Open the clear cap on top with just a few twists and then put in the fertilizer and replace the cap. (As a side note I have only ever used the Ross the pellets with it but they work and so I am happy with it.) I then found a small trick. i pull the Ross Root Feeder back up about 1/4 of an inch. Just a slight lifting. Then I open the value and look and listen for water flow. Some times with the soil around here it was block and no water would flow. With the slight lift the never happens. I don't typically open the valve all the way and instead only open it about 3/4s of the way.It takes a while to dissolve the fertilizer pellet so I set a timer I stole, I mean borrowed, from the kitchen and let it run for the amount of time I wanted in each position.Then I lather rinse and repeat the process. Turn off the valve, pull it out of the ground, walk to a new place, push it in to the right depth, uncap add a pellet recap, lift up slightly, turn on the valve to about 3/4s and start the timer counting down again.It does seem to help and it definitely gets water down past the flowers and other plants that surround some of the trees.For me it was a great purchase and I would do it again and have recommend it to others. This one is actually my second one. The first one was going strong a decade ago when I bought it for my first home. But 3 moves later... it was just gone so it was time to replace it.The only con I can think of? Getting the little ones to leave it alone while it is working and they are out in the yard. :)

Worked out well to water trees

In SF Bay Area here, so experiencing pretty severe drought. I'm letting the rest of my lawn and landscaping take the brunt of the drought. Not that we're holier than thou, just that there isn't much we're really wedded to keeping prior to a total re-do. However, we do have a few mature Magnolia trees, and even they are starting to show signs of too little to drink. And, as precious as water is, it does after all rank slightly after oxygen. So I tried surface watering by hand. With everything being so dry, it soaked in very poorly, and ran off into the street. So, I look like the neighborhood eco-terrorist du jour. Neither I, nor my neighbors, nor my tree were happy. So I picked up something like this at a local medium-box store, but it had the water coming out the very tip, the same tip that has to push down into the ground. Maybe ok for soft flowerbed material, but not for the hard-pack around my thirsty trees. So the very helpful people at the store recommended this product specifically. Amazon had it for a good price, and let's face it, they'll have it to my house before I can get my act together to go looking for one locally. Just got done trying it tonight, and this thing is what's going to get me and my trees through this drought! It worked absolutely as intended. I watered around one tree for almost an hour. Even at pretty high pressure, the runoff into the street was limited to a little swatch about 4" x 10', and even that was just new operator error. My neighbors spray system ran for 10 minutes while I was out there and flowed down the street about 4 houses' length. So this is simple math, folks. My tree got an hour of good soaking right to the roots with no (above ground, at least) runoff. My neighbor's got 10 minutes of surface watering that, after runoff, evaporation, and thirsty grass, probably didn't amount to much. That this thing can deliver a shot of fertilizer to the roots come Fall is just gravy.Here are a couple of things: Definitely get this "heavy duty" one, because it doesn't appear to be any too "heavy." If you got your pressure off center as you were inserting it, it doesn't feel like it'll take much to bend it. This one sprays multiple streams sideways once it's in. That has to be much better for dispersion than one that just sprays straight down. Also, you don't need any kind of auger or anything, or at least I didn't. I just poked around until I could get it a good 6" or so in, and then ran it slowly for a few seconds, after which it would slide right in. Also, this one has a knob right on it. I didn't realize how important this was, until I was out there moving it around every few minutes or so. Making trips back and forth to the faucet twice per move or spraying myself (it shoots 6' or so when above ground in each direction) as I moved it would have been no bueno. Protip: I also replaced the washers all along my hose system and went from spraying everywhere to almost no leaks. I was struck by how cheap the standard washers in my hoses were (although this product has a good supple washer). Protip2: check your type of tree and typical root system. For example, my magnolia trees rarely root deeper than 2 feet, but can spread to 4x the branch width. So I need to water less per site but across a much wider area than, say, a maple.

First one did not work properly so I teturned it. The replacement one works well.Easy to use.

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There is nothing better to feed trees at the root and conserve water.Came back to this seller to reup and found the price has doubled in two years, but Home Depot has this same product and quantity for under $10. Don’t let this seller take advantage of you by exploiting the “inflation” or “supply-chain” narrative.

I have used these for years. For some reason [ probably the covid ! lol] they are hard to find. Easy to use . Just insert one or two into the ross root feeder chamber and turn on the water

Product came as described

Fantastic

great product, the price is pretty steep though

I have used Ross Root Feeder Refills 15 - 25 - 10 liquid for 2 years and I'm very satisfied with the results.It's very easy to use and you can apply the product on a very hot and sunny day without worrying about burning the leaves.Excellent product.I also use the Ross Feeder Refills for evergreen with the same results.Pierrette StinsonPierrette Stinson