Azaleas

Question

I have two azaleas, one white and other pink, and they are very green! New leaf every day. I give them plant food – Miracle Gro every 7 days, but no flowers! What is wrong?

Answer 1

They may be getting too much nitrogen and not enough phosphorus. Nitrogen makes healthy green plants and leaves, but too much blocks blooming. Use a fertilizer higher in phosphorus or even a phosphorus only amendment, like bone meal, to get them to bloom. This article will help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm