Bird of Paradise new planting

I was advised by a Lowes salesmen where I purchased several of these plants to add a half bag of palm fertilizer and it’s now almost mid December. After doing some research online, I learned that this is not the time of year to fertilize this plant (even if it’s now being transplanted from a pot). What should I do? I’ve already planted them according to the advice given but I can dig them up and remove the fertilizer if you think it’s advisable to do so.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 12/17/2015 @ 1:19 am

You can flush the area to help move the fertilizer out of the soil, but I would not dig up the plants again.

It does sound like a large amount of fertilizer (half of a bag). Always read the label and apply according to the package directions. A light amount is always safer then over fertilizing.

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