Jobe’s Palm Fertilizer Spikes, Easy Plant Care Fertilizer for Palm Trees and Plants, 5 Count

Great tree fertilizer as long as they don’t break during shipping. I have two windmill palms and this fertilizer is great for my palms and they do very well on it. It’s one of the easier and less messy fertilizers to apply and I especially appreciate only having to apply it twice a year instead of monthly like other forms of fertilizer (granules or liquids). My palms really green up within a week of putting these fertilizer spikes in the ground, and I believe that this fertilizer has contributed to an inch or two more of growth each year then if I had not used this fertilizer. This form of fertilizer is a little bit more expensive than many granular forms of fertilizer, but the added convenience of only having to apply it twice a year makes it well worth the small, additional cost. My only complaint is due to the shipping and not the actual fertilizer product itself. The first order arrived with broken spikes if a spike is broken, it turns to a powder and is not insertable into the soil. I did return the product which was a bit more inconvenient than if I would’ve driven to the home improvement store, and purchased this product in-store. I decided to roll the dice and purchase again on Amazon and the second order arrived undamaged. So hopefully the first order with the broken spikes was just a one-off. I will be ordering more this fall right before it’s time to apply for the second time this year. If I ever receive any more damage, damaged spikes, I will quit purchasing online and just go in and purchase this in-store. But again, that is the fault of poor shipping procedures and not anything to do with the quality of the product.

Perfect pack and spike cover to protect the spikes while inserting them into the ground .

Way too expensive

Recently planted two "Christmas palms" in an area where we had to have three large diseased trees removed. So soil isn't in the best condition. Stumps were ground but a lot of root remains below surface. Palms we bought were about about four to six feet tall-- one three trunk, one two trunk. In both cases, we used this product within two weeks of placing the trees. Both trees seem to be thriving. The second one was looking a bit shaky, but once we added these spikes, it started to come along really well. I'm a believer! Since we are not very interested or good at landscaping, also like the convenience of these spikes. I think they've helped a lot.

My palm tree is growing fast, and staying healthy.

to easy to brake apart when putting in the ground. need to pre hole before installing

This product absolute saved my sabal palmetto after the 2021 TX freeze. It had only been installed for about 1 year and then we had the freeze and temps were in the negatives for about 1 week. The tree was not covered and it is the only tree in my front year. The existing frawns died of course. About 3 weeks after the freeze I hammered theses spike, sprinkled coffee grounds around the crown perimeter, cut the dead frawns and by mid May we started noticing the slightest bit of what looked like straw growing out of the top.

This was recommended to us by two local landscapers. Our palm tree loves it! It made a positive change in its health and appearance in under three weeks.